Pu-Quà. A Viper-Seller. / Un Marchand de Viperes. To the left. At the pole carried over the shoulder the different cases hang. Colored stipple by J. Dadley (active before 1797 – after 1803). Inscribed: Pu-Quà. Cantòn. Delin. / Dadley. London. Sculpt. 26.3 x 21.2 cm.
According to Lipperheide Le 21 after-engraving about 1810 after Dadley’s print of 1799 (Lipperheide Le 17). – With explanation sheet in German-French parallel text on paper of 17... – Engraving foxing, but not decisively impairing.
“ Il y a plusieurs espece différentes de serpens que les Chinois prennent comme médicine, ou comme nourriture … Les caracteres, qu’on apperçoit sur la petite planche, contiennent la recommandation des vertus des reptiles qu’on voit dessous. ”
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