Statues of Chinese immortal gods, with people making offerings and kowtowing before them, circa 1800. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.

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Size: 6122px × 4820px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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