A late 19th century American Puck Magazine illustration of John Bull as a bull in the "China Department" of a shop selling tablewares. Concerned about problems with Free Ports in China, he is charging a cabinet labelled "China Department" on the left, with dishes with labels reserved for European countries. On the right is a table labelled "Hainan" set with dishes labelled "Canton, Hong Kong and Formosa". Outside the shop, Uncle Sam, and a woman holding a parasol labelled "Japan" are watching John Bull.
A late 19th century American Puck Magazine illustration of John Bull as a bull in the "China Department" of a shop selling tablewares. Concerned about problems with Free Ports in China, he is charging a cabinet labelled "China Department" on the left, with dishes labelled "Port Arthur - Reserved for Russia", "Kiao Chau - Reserved for Germany", Ta-Lien-Wan - Reserved for France; on the right is a table labelled "Hainan" set with dishes labelled "Canton, Hong Kong and Formosa" and "For France", and on a shelf is a vase labeled "Tonquin - Presented to France". Uncle Sam, standing on the right outside the shop and a woman holding a parasol labelled "Japan" and a fan labelled "Wei-Hai-Wei" are watching John Bull.
Size: 5808px × 3992px
Location: Anglo_Chinese
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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