Description: Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio, steel engraving - Original antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1841 Artist: Thomas Allom Publisher: Fisher, Son & Co., London, Paris Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Dimensions: 8 x 10.5 inches (20 x 27 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: Blank An excerpt from the original narrative: Lake See Hoo and the Temple of the Thundering Winds from the Vale of Tombs: AT a brief distance west from the great city of Hang-chow-foo, once the capital of Southern China, there is a lake celebrated for its extent, the clearness of its waters, and romantic character of the surrounding scenery. Its picturesque shores present a length of about twenty miles, broken alone-time by a projecting promontory, at another by a retiring bay, while its ever-tranquil and transparent surface is adorned by two wooded islets, that float with gracefulness upon its smooth bright bosom. The little harbor of Lake See-Hoo, the ancient Ming-Shing, is connected with Hanoi Chow by a broad and well-paved causeway, yet insufficient occasionally, for the accommodation of the numerous votaries of pleasure, that hasten to while away many an hours of their existence amidst the fascinating scenery of these elysian regions. The shores in general are fertile, and the attractions of the place having drawn hither the wealthy mandarins from the city, every spot of land, from the water's edge to the foot of the bold mountains that form a noble amphitheater around, is occupied by light aerial buildings, villas, palaces, temples, pleasure-grounds, and gardens, or in some other way appropriated to the ministration of luxury, or service of leisure. Like the Laguna of Venice, the face of these waters is crowded day and night with pleasure-boats of every grade; the most sumptuous yachts are generally followed by a floating kitchen in which the banquet is prepared, one always including those delicious silver eels, with which the clear waters of the See-Hoo abound; and, to Chinese society, from which all interchange of intellectual conversation is wholly rejected, the accompaniment of the floating cuisine is indispensably requisite. Females are excluded from all participation in these enjoyments, their appearance in such expeditions being deemed derogatory to the privacy and separativeness of the sexes in China. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
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Artist: Thomas Allom
Listed By: Martin2001
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1841
Dimensions: 8 x 10.5" (20 x 27 cm)
Theme: China, Chinese Empire
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Steel Engraving
Framing: Unframed
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
