Interior of a Mat Shed in Hong-Kong

by Hong Kong - Antique Print, Charles Wirgman

A$30 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

London. Illustrated London News. (August 15, 1857). Black and white engraving, measures approximately 17.3 x 23 cm. "[Mat sheds] are built of bamboo, not a nail is used in their construction; instead is used rattan with wonderful ingenuity... These sheds are of great length. Down the middle are placed the..... More

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