1873 Wood Engraving John Thomson Art Chinese Cangue Junk Ship Doctor Asia YTG5 COL2 This 75+ year old Item

This 75+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++

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the subject matter and the figures' faintly elongated proportions evoking the aesthetic of children's drawings

1873 Wood Engraving John Thomson Art Chinese Cangue Junk Ship Doctor Asia YTG5 COL2 This 75+ year old Item"Life in China Part XI. The Chinese Cangue. A Herb Doctor. On Board a Trading Junk Setting Sail." This is an original 1873 black and white in text wood engraving of artwork from photographs by John Thomson (1837 1921) that depict a prisoner in a Chinese cangue, a Chinese herb doctor, and Chinese sailors aboard a traditional junk sailing ship during the Qing Dynasty. CONDITION This 140+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Moderate aging throughout.