{"id":9184,"date":"2019-09-14T07:24:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T05:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=9184"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:53:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:53:20","slug":"vietnam-da-cau","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/nl-oud\/antiek\/diversen\/diversen-voor-1880\/vietnam-da-cau\/","title":{"rendered":"Cochinchina (Vietnam), \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea7u &#8211; William Alexander, 1796"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>Natives of Cochin China, playing at Shittlecock with their Feet<\/strong>\u201d Copper engraving by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wilson_Lowry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Landseer <\/strong><\/a>and <strong>J. Shirt<\/strong> after a drawing by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Alexander_(painter)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>William Alexander<\/strong><\/a> (1767-1816 ) from the \u201cAuthentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire\u201d written by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sir_George_Staunton,_1st_Baronet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sir George Leonard Staunton<\/strong><\/a> and published <strong>April 12, 1796<\/strong> in London by G. Nicol. Coloured by a later hand. Size (image): 17,4 x 23,7 cm.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy was headed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earl George Macartney<\/a> (1737-1806), who was dispatched to Beijing in 1792. He was accompanied by Staunton a medical doctor as his secretary, and a retinue of suitably impressive size, including Staunton\u2019s 11-year-old son who was nominally the ambassador\u2019s page. On the embassy\u2019s arrival in China it emerged that the 11-year-old was the only European member of the embassy able to speak Mandarin, and thus the only one able to converse with the Emperor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macartney_Embassy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lord Macartney&#8217;s embassy<\/a> was unsuccessful, the Chinese resisting British overtures to establish diplomatic relations in view of opening the vast Chinese realms to free trade, but it opened the way for future British missions, which would eventually lead to the first Opium War and the cession of Hong Kong to Britain in 1842. It also resulted in this invaluable account, prepared at government expense, largely from Lord Macartney&#8217;s notes, by Staunton, of Chinese manners, customs and artifacts at the height of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing dynasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The engravings are of special interest because of their depiction of subjects that very few Europeans had heard of or seen, showing how advanced Chinese civilisation was on a technical, artistic and organizational level.<\/p>\n<p>The shuttlecock which is used for the game can be traced back to as early as 5th century BC. In China, shuttlecock was played as a kicking game till these days, called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jianzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ti Jian Zhi<\/em><\/a>&#8220;, t\u012b jianzi (\u8e22\u6bfd\u5b50) meaning <i>&#8217;to kick shuttlecock&#8217;<\/i> .William Alexander&#8217;s scene is situated in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cochinchina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cochinchina<\/a> (Vietnam), where it is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVpYqBDE1aQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>\u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea7u<\/i> <\/a>and is the national sport.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 195,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Natives of Cochin China, playing at Shittlecock with their Feet\u201d Copper engraving by John Landseer and J. 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