1898 Wood Engraving China Guan Quan Mandarin Government Bureaucrat Qing XGXA6 XMG2 sitting room

sitting room

charming vistas

Please note that there is prnting on the reverse

This is an original 1902 black and white halftone print of the Hotel de Ville in Brussels

Keywords specific to this image: Kanagawa Prefecture

1898 Wood Engraving China Guan Quan Mandarin Government Bureaucrat Qing XGXA6 XMG2 sitting roomThis is an original 1898 black and white in text wood engraving of a Chinese Guan, more commonly known as a Mandarin, and his wife. These bureaucrats in the government of the Qing Dynasty and even before that, however, the term is used today in a more satirical sense. CONDITION This 113+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note: There is printing on the verso.