180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 2007. China in the closing days of its Imperial era is captured in the drawings and paintings of the artist Mortimer Menpes, noted for his portrayals of the Far East, with text by Sir Henry Arthur Blake, who served as Governor of Hong Kong. Blake writes with elegant authority on Chinese life, customs and landscape, including the Temples of the Seven Star Hills, Opium, Life on... Read more
Chapter 1 Chapter I; Chapter 2 Chapter II; Chapter 3 Chapter III; Chapter 4 Chapter IV; Chapter 5 Chapter V; Chapter 6 Chapter VI; Chapter 7 Chapter VII; Chapter 8 Chapter VIII;

Biography

Menpes, Mortimer; Blake, Henry Arthur