A Saiva scribe, with a stylus in his right hand, a palm leaf in his left, and his bundle of leaves caught under his left arm.
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A Saiva scribe, with a stylus in his right hand, a palm leaf in his left, and his bundle of leaves caught under his left arm. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Ecrivins.’
A Mandarin wearing dark blue brocade robes seated on a chair.
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A Mandarin wearing dark blue brocade robes. He is seated on an ornate chair. Beside him is a table with flowers in a vase and a box. Add.Or.5643-5653 11 paintings of Mandarins and their wives. Signed on inside cover, ‘Matilda Robinson December 21st 1835 Calcutta’. Rev. C.W. McDouall’s card is...
A Mandarin wearing yellow and dark blue brocade robes seated on a stool, holding a pocket watch.
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A Mandarin seated on a stool with no back rest, wearing yellow and dark blue brocade robes, holding up a pocket watch. Beside him is a table on which a vase with flowers and a box rests. At the base of the stool is a green container. Add.Or.5643-5653 11 paintings of Mandarins and their wives. ...
A wife of a Mandarin, wearing colourful brocade clothing and seated on a chair. She holds a scetper, perhaps made of jade i nher hands. Behind her is a table with a vase and other ornaments on the top. Add.Or.5643-5653 11 paintings of Mandarins and their wives. Signed on inside cover, ‘Matilda...
A Mandarin, seated on an ornate chair, the back of which is covered in orange and green fabric. The Mandarin wears colourful brocade clothes and has a rectangular table holding a vase and a box on top, next to him. Add.Or.5643-5653 11 paintings of Mandarins and their wives. Signed on inside co...
Wife of a Mandarin, holding a feather fan and wearing colourful brocade clothes, with a dragon on the chest. The woman sits on a high backed green chair with a orange and black fabric drapped over. Behind the woman is a small wooden table with a vase, holding flowers and a bowl. Add.Or.5643-565...