 |
 |
 |
Rise & Fall of the Canton Trade System Gallery: COMMODITIES / cwO_1849_E82520_Mug |
|
|
|
cwO_1849_E82520_Mug.jpg
The exterior of this dragon-handled presentation cup depicts a view of the Canton waterfront, the port from which all foreign trade with China was conducted from the 1750s until the 1840s.
E82520 Mug
PeabodyEssex Museum 2006 Photo Sexton-Dykes
On viewing images of a potentially disturbing nature: click here. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology © 2009 Visualizing Cultures 
|