Description
This print shows a funeral procession of a prominent Chinese. Children walk with banners at the front, behind them various statues of the gods are carried, mucisians and acrobats walk and fireworks are set of. Men carry the coffin with the deceased, followed by the family.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 49 x 38.4 cm (19.29 x 15.12 inch). Image size: 41 x 31 cm. (16.14 x 12.2 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Creases left corners. Smudges on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FUNERAL-PROCESSION-CHINA-DECEASED-ACROBATS-MUCISIANS-FIREWORKS | RBOS-T35-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in “Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde” by Jean Frederic Bernard, Amsterdam 1723-1743. .
Biography engraver: Bernard Picart (1673 in Paris – 1733 in Amsterdam).
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