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![[VOL IV] ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/arrival-of-marriage-presents-at-the-bridal-residence-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wfloyd-2X55NDH.jpg)
[VOL IV] ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE
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ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE Cover Image: Arrival of Marriage Presents at the Bridal Residence / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NDH *Traditional Chinese dowry is a form of money or gifts typically presented by the groom’s side to the bride’s family as part of…
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![[VOL III] SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sacrifice-of-the-ching-tswe-tsee-or-harvest-moon-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-aug-fox-2X55N4R.jpg)
[VOL III] SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON
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SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON Cover Image: Sacrifice of the Ching-tswe-tsee, or Harvest-moon / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Aug Fox – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N4R *Worshiping Shen Nong is one of the traditional religious rituals in China, typically conducted to commemorate Shen Nong, the ancient Chinese legend considered the progenitor…
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![[VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dyeing-and-winding-silk-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-gpaterson-2X55N2T.jpg)
[VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK
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DYEING AND WINDING SILK Cover Image: Dyeing and Winding Silk / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by G.Paterson – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2T *Silk dyeing and finishing is a process that involves applying color and finishing treatments to silk fabric. Hour after hour the growing line extends,Nor time nor circumstance controls its ends;Soft…
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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…
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![[VOL II] BOUDOIR AND BEDCHAMBER OF A LADY OF RANK](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/boudoir-and-bedchamber-of-a-lady-of-rank-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wfloyd-2X4BD3B.jpg)
[VOL II] BOUDOIR AND BEDCHAMBER OF A LADY OF RANK
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BOUDOIR AND BEDCHAMBER OF A LADY OF RANK Cover Image: Boudoir and Bedchamber of a Lady of rank / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD3B *A noblewoman’s boudoir. “What! woman, the treasure, the gem, the flower!The star that is bright in the wildest hour;The bird that comes…
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![[VOL II] THE CITY OF NANKING](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-city-of-nanking-nanjing-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jredaway-2X4BD2X.jpg)
[VOL II] THE CITY OF NANKING
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THE CITY OF NANKING Cover Image: The City of NanKing / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Redaway – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD2X *A funeral procession with the backdrop of the city of Nanjing. “There she standsChildless and crownless, in her voiceless woe :An empty urn within her wither’d hands,Whose holy…
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![[VOL II] DESTROYING THE CHRYSALIDES, AND WINDING OFF THE COCOONS](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/destroying-the-chrysalides-and-winding-off-the-cocoons-drawn-silk-production-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jdavies-2X3H922.jpg)
[VOL II] DESTROYING THE CHRYSALIDES, AND WINDING OFF THE COCOONS
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DESTROYING THE CHRYSALIDES, AND WINDING OFF THE COCOONS Cover Image: Destroying the Chrysalides, and winding off the Cocoons Drawn Silk production China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Davies – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H922 *Refers to the process of extracting silk threads from silkworm cocoons, typically involving soaking the cocoons in hot water and…
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![[VOL I] DINNER PARTY AT A MANDARIN’S HOUSE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dinner-party-at-a-mandarins-house-china-drawn-by-tallom-engraved-by-gpaterson-2X3H91M.jpg)
[VOL I] DINNER PARTY AT A MANDARIN’S HOUSE
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DINNER PARTY AT A MANDARIN’S HOUSE– Of all appeals – no Cover Image: Dinner Party at a Mandarin’s House / China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by G.Paterson – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91M *This illustrates the behavior of bureaucrats in various positions at a Chinese-style banquet. Method’s more sure at moments to take holdOf the…