Chinese tradesman calculating with swan-pan, 18th century

Chinese tradesman calculating with swan-pan or abacus, 18th century. He wears a long pigtail or pien-za. Under the desk are large clay vases and boxes. Marchand Chinois faisant ses calculs. 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 Abacus Calculation 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 Pigtail Translator William Alexander

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