Tartar Chinese royal women China ethnic dress costume 1665 old color print view

Tartarischen Cham, of Keizer van Sina.

(Tartar royalty- Women- Chinese ladies of high rank- China- Chinese culture)

Issued Amsterdam, 1665 by Meurs.

Charming little antique miniature engraved ethnic Chinese culture & costume print with what appears to be early/ very old hand color which has been amateurishly applied but which still appeals to a modern sensibility given the utter rarity of similar images which survive thus. Unique example thus.

Minor light toning and small scattered age spotting as typical for prints of this vintage, old hand written pencil number 59 within printed area (erasable), perhaps small minor paper flaws, but to our eyes and for most people, an entirely acceptable and nice looking example. Second image printed on reverse showing a farming scene with mule and two workers pulling hoe.

Sheet measures c. 7" x 4 3/4".

Printed area measures c. 6" x 4 1/2".

[R13148]