The City of Shau-Chew-Fu.

  • Translation

Article ID ASC1160

Title

The City of Shau-Chew-Fu.

Description

Decorative total view of the city Shaoguan, north of the chinese province of Guangdong.

Year

ca. 1810

Artist

Cooke

Historical Description

Shaozhou was a prefecture under the Tang and Song. In 1589, Matteo Ricci relocated his mission house – the first ever Jesuit mission in mainland China – to Shaoguan after a fallout with the authorities in Zhaoqing. He remained in Shaoguan for a few years, eventually benefiting from Shaoguan's location on the important north-south travel route to establish connections with traveling dignitaries that allowed him to move north, to Nanchang, Nanjing, and Beijing.

Place of Publication London
Dimensions (cm)16,5 x 21,5
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueSteel engraving

Reproduction:

18.00 €

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