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China. Han-tsuen, Province of Kiang-nan. Natural Bridge Waterfall. Allom c1845

China. Han-tsuen, Province of Kiang-nan. Natural Bridge Waterfall. Allom c1845

by Allom, Thomas

Antique Print. Han tsuen in Province of Kiang-nan. Chairs ready to carry people up the mountain, across the natural bridge over rushing water of the grand 'cataract' waterfall.

Original steel engraving by J. Redaway after Thomas Allom (1804-1872). Published in London between 1843 and 1847for China & the Chinese Illustrated. A series of views, from original sketches, displaying the scenery, architecture, social habits, etc., of this ancient and exclusive empire. by Thomas Allom Esquire, revealing to the West the unusual landscapes, elaborate social customs, unfamiliar religious customs and beliefs, strange occupations and pastimes, and fascinating religious inventions, in China at the time of the declaration of peace at Nanking in 1842, at the end of the first Opium Wars between Britain and China.

Finely engraved and hand-coloured, this antique print is mounted between antique white high-quality conservation ragmat board and covered with cellophane for presentation and protection until framed. External size (frame window) is approx.30 x 36cm. Image 125 x 190mm (5 x 7.5 inches). Page size 220 x 285mm (8.5 x 11.1/4 inches).

Stock Number: apChTA8FPrice: $145.00

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