Plate 3, 'Cahier de Blançoires Chinoises', Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder, French, 1744 - 1831, Etching on paper, Two Chinese figures balance on a slender see-saw with disks for eats at either end, supported in the center by an arching ladder. The Chinese figure on the left holds a branch from which a hoop and garland are suspended. Two bordering lines. Top: 'B' '3'; bottom: 'J. Pillement Inv. Et Sculp.' 'J. J. Avril Sculp.', France, 1770–1780, Print

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