Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Playing Shuttlecock with the Feet

Players in bright tunics whirl a shuttlecock beneath a many-storied tower

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Thomas Allom, an architect and founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects, illustrated books on China in the 1840s without ever making the trip there himself. Captions print below. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.7 high.

High tower, high spirits, and a very small ball to keep in the air.