With Old Diligence into the New Year
Working on China’s Rise
Colored presentations of professions in stipples by J. Dadley (active before 1797 – after 1803) after Pu-Quà from 1799 (the English-French original edition Lipperheide Le 17 in impressions till 1818 and partly trimmed on platemark what is meaningless in regard of the wide white plate margin) and c. 1810 (German-French edition Lipperheide Le 21, sporadically partly trimmed to platemark, too) resp. Inscribed: Pu-Quà, Cantòn. Delin. / Dadley, London, Sculpt. Enclosed the respective text sheet with short description in parallel text as before.
A Lame Beggar. / Un Mendiant Boiteux. 34.9 x 25.2 cm.
Offer no. 14,621 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 30.7 x 25.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,620 / EUR 50. (c. US$ 68.) + shipping
A Beggar with a Snake. / Mendiant avec un Serpent. Around the neck the living snake which he slips head first into his mouth during his presentation, from where a spectator shall draw it out again. 25.7 x 22 cm.
Offer no. 14,628 / sold
A Blacksmith. / Forgeron. With the attributes of his profession over the shoulder. 35 x 25.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,640 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 25 x 20.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,639 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
A Bonzee begging Alms. / Un Bonze demandant l’Aumone. A priest of the god Fò. 35 x 25.2 cm. – On strong Whatman paper of 1794.
Offer no. 14,599 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 26.5 x 22.4 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,598 / EUR 68. (c. US$ 93.) + shipping
A Boy with Vegetables. / Un Garçon portant des Légumes. Offering herbs and vegetables in two baskets carried at the pole over the shoulder. 30.9 x 24.8 cm.
Offer no. 14,619 / sold
A Bricklayer. / Un Maçon de Brique. House construction not different from that in Europe. 26.2 x 22.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,647 / EUR 199. (c. US$ 271.) + shipping
A Carpenter. / Un Charpentier. The itinerant handicraftsman. His toolbox containing everything but the saw in his hand serving him together as chair and work-bench, the stick as composing stick. 26.2 x 22.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,600 / EUR 178. (c. US$ 242.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 34.8 x 25.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,601 / EUR 178. (c. US$ 242.) + shipping
An Equilibrist. / Faiseur de Tours d’Equilibre. Showing his arts. 25.8 x 22.4 cm. – The text leaf with small hole, the image leaf only quite minimally foxing. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,602 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
A Fisherman. / Pecheur. With a screen-like fishing device + basket on the way to work. 35 x 25.3 cm.
Offer no. 14,607 / sold
A Fisherman with a Scoop. / Un Pêcheur avec une Écope. With which he catches a sort of small fish in the mud. 34.7 x 25.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,604 / EUR 158. (c. US$ 215.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 25.1 x 20.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,603 / EUR 158. (c. US$ 215.) + shipping
A Fishmonger. / Un Marchand de Poisson. Street vendor, here slicing a carp into pieces. More of them in a tub besides him. 35.5 x 25.6 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,606 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26 x 22 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,605 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
A Flute-Seller. / Un Marchand de Flûte. He carries his wares in a double bag over his right shoulder while he plays one himself to attract customers. 34.8 x 25.4 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,609 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.1 x 22.7 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,608 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
A Frog-Catcher. / Un Pecheur de Grenouilles. By means of fire carried in a wire net. 35 x 25.3 cm.
Offer no. 14,611 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 26.4 x 22.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,612 / EUR 75. (c. US$ 102.) + shipping
A Labourer. / Un Laboureur. Transporting two of the typically long and very thin stones needed for construction on his one-wheeled light cart. 34.9 x 25.4 cm.
Offer no. 14,617 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 26.4 x 21 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,616 / EUR 145. (c. US$ 197.) + shipping
A Lantern Painter. / Peintre de Lanternes. Doing just this. 26.1 x 21.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,626 / EUR 75. (c. US$ 102.) + shipping
A Man striking a Small Gong during an Eclipse. / Homme frappant sur une petite Gongue pendant une èclipse. 26 x 22 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,650 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
An Old Man polishing Crystals. / Un Vieillard polissant des Crysteaux. From which eye glasses, buttons, and seals are made. 30.5 x 24.5 cm.
Offer no. 14,627 / sold
A Female Peasant. / Une Paysanne. Carrying two tubs with manure at the ends of a bamboo pole over her shoulder to the field. 31 x 25 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,597 / EUR 68. (c. US$ 93.) + shipping
A Pedler (sic!) / Colporteur. The haberdasher displaying handkerchiefs, garters, fans, pockets, tobacco-pouches, belts, ribbons, laces, dish towels etc. upon a bamboo frame “of a very simple but well-invented construction”. 35.5 x 25.5 cm.
Offer no. 14,633 / sold
A Pillow-Seller. / Un Marchand d’Oreillers. Carrying the cushions woven from reed at a pole over his shoulder and looking for customers. 26 x 23 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,613 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
A Pork-Butcher. / Un Boucher, Vendeur de Cochon. Hacking the meat. 35 x 25 cm.
Offer no. 14,634 / sold
A Porter with (expensive) Fire-Wood. / Un Porteur, Portant du Bois a Bruler. Taking a rest at the pole on which he carries two large bundles over the shoulder. 34.5 x 25.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,625 / EUR 99. (c. US$ 135.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.1 x 22.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,624 / EUR 99. (c. US$ 135.) + shipping
A Porter with Fruit Trees and Flowers. / Porteur de Fleurs et d’Arbres Fruitiers. 35.7 x 25.4 cm.
Offer no. 14,623 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 26.3 x 21.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,622 / EUR 128. (c. US$ 174.) + shipping
A Serpent-Catcher. / Un Preneur des Serpens. Demonstrating his technique. 35 x 25.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,638 / EUR 69. (c. US$ 94.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.3 x 21.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,637 / EUR 69. (c. US$ 94.) + shipping
A Soldier. / Un Soldat. In his undress – for he “never wears his full uniform but when he is upon particular duty” – during shooting practice. 35.4 x 25.2 cm.
Offer no. 14,642 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 30.6 x 25 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,641 / EUR 75. (c. US$ 102.) + shipping
A Stone-Hewer. / Un Tailleur de Pierres. At work, below a screen preventing chippings harming passers-by. 35 x 25.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,644 / EUR 158. (c. US$ 215.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.4 x 22.7 cm. – Weakly foxing. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,643 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
A Tambouriner. / Joueur de Tambourin. No European equals the Chinese in this play. 35.5 x 25.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,614 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.2 x 22.5 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,615 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
A Tinker. / Un Chaudronnier. With portable forge, working at the fire. 26 x 22.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,618 / EUR 178. (c. US$ 242.) + shipping
A Traveller. / Voyageur. On foot. His dress shows he is mourning for a deceased. 35 x 25.3 cm.
Offer no. 14,636 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 25.7 x 22 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,635 / EUR 75. (c. US$ 102.) + shipping
A Viper-Seller. / Un Marchand de Viperes. At the pole carried over the shoulder the different cases hang. 34.2 x 25.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,632 / EUR 158. (c. US$ 215.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.3 x 21.2 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,631 / EUR 148. (c. US$ 202.) + shipping
A Watchman. / Un Homme de Guet. With far-reaching rights for controlling persons. With a bamboo cane they mark both the time as their own vigilance. And their lanterns the name + district they belong to. 34.5 x 25.5 cm.
Offer no. 14,630 / sold
– The same from the German edition. 26.8 x 22.7 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,629 / EUR 98. (c. US$ 133.) + shipping
A Chinese Woman. / Femme Chinoise. Lady of standing in her dress with fan or parasol. 26.2 x 22.3 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,610 / EUR 138. (c. US$ 188.) + shipping
A Woman Embroidering. / Une Brodeuse. Working in front of a bamboo frame. 34.7 x 25.5 cm. – In the text further on the invention of silk weaving. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,646 / EUR 189. (c. US$ 257.) + shipping
– The same from the German edition. 26.4 x 21.1 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,645 / EUR 189. (c. US$ 257.) + shipping
The Chinese Lantern-Seller with the attributes of his profession. Colored aquatint by William Alexander for J. Murray. 1814. 23.8 x 16.7 cm. – On Whatman paper of 1812. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,648 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
The Chinese Betel Vendor with the attributes of his profession. Colored aquatint by Alexander as above. 1814. 16.7 x 23.8 cm. – See the complete description.
Offer no. 14,971 / EUR 118. (c. US$ 161.) + shipping
„ herzlichen Dank für die rasche und ausführliche Behandlung meiner Anfrage. Ich bestelle hiermit beide o. a. Gebote … bin ich auch mit Vorauszahlung einverstanden “
(Frau R. R., 20. November 2002)