A Mandarin paying a Vist of Ceremony / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by

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The sedan chairs used by officials can be categorized into those carried by four bearers and those carried by eight bearers. According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, officials in Beijing with a rank of three or higher would use a four-bearer sedan chair within the city, and an eight-bearer sedan chair when traveling outside the city. / Property owner: artport, digitalization: artport.

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Location: China
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