Print Description
(Men & Women of China) This illustration captures the traditional attire of Chinese men and women. The man is dressed in a shorter robe, likely indicative of a working or middle-class status, with a distinctively shaped hat and boots, suggesting practicality and mobility. The woman is adorned in a longer, flowing robe with elaborate patterns and a headdress, holding a fan and a branch with blossoms, which may symbolize beauty and life. Both figures exhibit the cultural richness of their attire, highlighting aspects of Chinese society and the diverse expressions of identity through clothing.
Made by Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur.
Medium: Handcoloured line and aquatint etching on hand laid paper.
Sheet size: 20.5 x 26.1 cm (8.07 x 10.28 inch). Image size: 14.7 x 20.5 cm. (5.79 x 8.07 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Paper edges a bit irregular and brownish from binding. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SOCIETY-CHINA-TRADITIONAL-ATTIRE-DIVERSITY-TRADITION-CULTURE-DRESS-CUSTOM | PCO-C27-49
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Costumes de Differents Pays …’ by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, c.1797.
Biography engraver: Labrousse was a late 18th C. French engraver.
Biography artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was born as son of a diplomat in Montreal, Canada. He was exposed to varying cultures at an early age.
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