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Mecopoda elongata ( Katydid long-horned grasshopper ) / Platycleis bonnet ( Cricket )
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Cover Image: Mecopoda elongata ( Katydid long-horned grasshopper ) / Platycleis bonnet ( Cricket ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74ERG Original Notes (Japanese): 紡績娘 – 久都和牟志（クツワムシ）、蟋蟀 – 伎利藝利須（キリギリス）
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Caterpillar or Erebidae (tussock moths)
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Cover Image: Caterpillar ( The larval stage of Lepidoptera, especially possibly belonging to the families Sphingidae (hawk moths)) or Erebidae (tussock moths) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74ERA Original Notes (Japanese): 雀甕 – 須受米乃多古（スズメノタゴ），蛅蜥 – 伊良牟志（イラムシ）
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![[VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/silk-farms-at-hoo-chow-huzhou-zhejiang-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jtingle-2X55N8N.jpg)
[VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW
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SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW Cover Image: Silk Farms at Hoo-chow / HuZhou ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N8N *Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), Huzhou has been an important silk-producing region in China. During the Ming Dynasty, Huzhou’s silk industry gained nationwide fame, giving rise to…
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![[VOL III] A MARRIAGE PROCESSION – AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/marriage-procession-at-the-blue-cloud-creek-chin-keang-foo-zhenjiang-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-s-bradshaw-2X55N89.jpg)
[VOL III] A MARRIAGE PROCESSION – AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK
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A MARRIAGE PROCESSION AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK Cover Image: Marriage Procession at the Blue-Cloud Creek, Chin-keang-foo / ZhenJiang JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S. Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N89 *The scene of ancient Chinese gentry and wealthy families’ weddings is typically solemn and grand, encompassing a series of traditional rituals…
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![[VOL III] GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gardens-of-the-imperial-palace-the-summer-palace-peking-beijing-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jballen-2X55N7K.jpg)
[VOL III] GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING
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GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING Cover Image: Gardens of the Imperial Palace, The Summer Palace, Peking / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.B.Allen – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N7K *The Summer Palace, located in the northwest of Beijing, is a royal garden built during the Qing Dynasty, commissioned by Emperor Qianlong.…
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![[VOL III] THE CATARACT OF SHIH-TAN, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-cataract-of-shih-tan-province-of-kiang-nan-shitan-huangshan-anhui-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-s-bradshaw-2X55N7G.jpg)
[VOL III] THE CATARACT OF SHIH-TAN, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN
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THE CATARACT OF SHIH-TAN, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN. Cover Image: The Cataract of Shih-tan ( Province of Kiang-nan ) / ShiTan HuangShan AnHui China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S. Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N7G *Shih-tan（Shi Tan）is possibly located in the Shexian area of Huangshan City, Anhui Province. He glorieth in his might…
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Oxya Verox ( Oxya velox / Rice grasshopper ) / Diestrammena japonica ( Japanese camel cricket )
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Cover Image: Oxya Verox ( Oxya velox / Rice grasshopper ) / Diestrammena japonica ( Japanese camel cricket ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74E9H Original Notes (Japanese): 螽斯 – 伊奈古（イナゴ）、螽馬 – 於加末古（オカマコ）
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Lasinus Fullginosus (Jet-black ant) / Leptothorax muscorum (Slender ant) / Camponotus ligniperda (Brown-black carpenter ant) / Atypus (Purseweb spiders)
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Cover Image: Lasinus Fullginosus (Jet-black ant) / Leptothorax muscorum (Slender ant) / Camponotus ligniperda (Brown-black carpenter ant) / Atypus (Purseweb spiders) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74E96 Original Notes (Japanese): 螻蟻 – 阿里（アリ）、螲蟷 – 波良伎利具毛（ハラキリグモ）
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Rana Rugosa Larva ( Japanese wrinkled frog Tadpoles )
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Cover Image: Rana Rugosa Larva ( Japanese wrinkled frog Tadpoles ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74DR0 Original Notes (Japanese): 科斗 – 加閉留古（カヘルコ）
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![[VOL III] TRANSPLANTING RICE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/transplanting-rice-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-taprior-2X55N46.jpg)
[VOL III] TRANSPLANTING RICE
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TRANSPLANTING RICE Cover Image: Transplanting Rice / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by T.A.Prior – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N46 *“Transplanting rice seedlings” refers to the agricultural process of taking young rice seedlings from seedbeds or nurseries and planting them in rice paddies. This process typically occurs in flooded fields, where farmers…
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![[VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sowing-rice-at-soo-chow-foo-province-of-kiang-su-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wwetherhead-2X55N40.jpg)
[VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI
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SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI Cover Image: Sowing Rice, at Soo-chow-foo ( Province of Kiang-su ) / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Wetherhead – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N40 *Suzhou was one of the important regions for ancient rice cultivation in China. According to statistical data from the Wu…
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![[VOL III]THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-shih-mun-or-rock-gates-province-of-kiang-nan-shimen-huangshan-anhui-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-le-petit-2X55N2P.jpg)
[VOL III]THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN
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THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN Cover Image: The Shih-mun, or Rock Gates ( Province of Kiang-nan ) / Shimen HuangShan Anhui China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Le Petit – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2P *Shih-mun（Shimen） is located in the present-day Heping County（Huang Shan）in Anhui. For ever glideth on that lovely…
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Pieris rapae and papilio demetrius
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Cover Image: Pieris rapae and papilio demetrius ( Cabbage white / Spangle ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74CW0 Original Notes (Japanese): 蝶: – 天（テ）不（フ）
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Epeira spider
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Cover Image: Epeira spider / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74CHE Original Notes (Japanese): 蜘蛛 – 久（ク）毛（モ）
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Bombyx mori L
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Cover Image: Bombyx mori L. ( Imago \ Larva \ Pupa \ Cocoon ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74CC6 Original Notes (Japanese): 蠶、蛾、繭、蛹 – 加（カ）比（ヒ）古（コ） 天（テ）不（フ） 末（マ）由（ユ） 比（ヒ）比（ヒ）留（ル）
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![[VOL III] LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ladies-of-mandarins-family-at-cards-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-awillmore-2X55N2J.jpg)
[VOL III] LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS
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LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS Cover Image: Ladies of Mandarin’s Family at Cards / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2J *The exact time when playing cards were first introduced to China is not very clear, but they were likely introduced in the modern history of…