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TTTC Vol I 050 Interior of Tartar Tent

TTTC Vol I 050 Interior of Tartar Tent

"Interior of a Tartar Tent": the interior of a yurt, with woman churning butter and a man smoking an opium pipe.

TTTC Vol I 109 Chinese Money-Lenders

TTTC Vol I 109 Chinese Money-Lenders

"Chinese Money-changers": Various people milling around a money changer's in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, c. 1840.

TTTC Vol I 124 Vagaband Lamas

TTTC Vol I 124 Vagaband Lamas

"Vagabond Lamas": wandering Tibetan Buddhist priests in their various garb during the late Qing Empire.

TTTC Vol I Frontispiece Chinese and Tartar Costumes

TTTC Vol I Frontispiece Chinese and Tartar Costumes

"Chinese and Tartar Costumes": various (mostly male) outfits from the Qing Empire. Inscribed "Philippoteaux Dei".