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Description

1. Engraving, colored; image: 30.1 x 44 cm.

Subject

1. Costume > China
2. Clowns

Call number

1. *MGZFH Bal C 1

Note

1. Caption [printed in reverse]: Bal chinois.
2. A bare-breasted girl dances at center, her partner is costumed as a hunchbacked fool. Guests in oriental attire sitting or standing in a semi-circle at back; musicians playing string and wind instruments at right.
3. A version of *MGZFD Bal C 1, with variant publisher information and coloring.

Title

1. Bal chinois donné par l'empereur une fois tous les ans aux jours gras.

Imprint

1. Paris, chez Jacques au desous de la Fontaine St. Severin [178-?]

Local note

1. This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Prints (Graphic arts) -- 18th century.

Research call number

1. *MGZFH Bal C 1