Actor in female role in the Chinese theatre, 18th century

Actor in female role in the Chinese theatre, 18th century. Female roles are played by boys and eunuchs in the Peking Opera. He wears a richly embroidered silk robe, headdress decorated with feathers. Comedienne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries La Chine: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Chinois, - China: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Chinese, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1822. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator

 china 1822 18th Century Comedienne Crossdressing Eunuch French -  geographer J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries La Chine Librairie De Gide Fils Manners And Mores Of The Chinese Moeurs Et Usages Des Chinois Translator Transvestite William Alexander

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