Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Mandarin Paying a Ceremonial Visit

Proudly, a red-canopied sedan chair sweeps through with a full escort of bearers and onlookers

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. These European views of the East were not always accurate and were prone to stereotype, yet they reflected genuine curiosity, and many were hand colored and are still appreciated as historical artworks. Delicately tinted, a procession with a chair under a round red canopy, carried by figures in blue, a tall banner pole above them, and a tiered tower in the background. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.8 high.

Slow, stately, and plainly aware that it is being watched.