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Total number of records: 11

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Books and printed items10
Textiles1

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Brotherton Collection2
International Textile Collection1

Top 10: Subject

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opium trade2
art objects, chinese1
art, chinese1
china trade art1
chinoiserie (art)1
commodity exchanges1
decorative arts1
grain trade1
national characteristics, scottish1
scots1

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China11
Great Britain2
Opium Trade1
Yangtze River Gorges (China)1

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Gutzlaff, Karl Friedrich August (1803-1851)2
Sirr, Henry Charles (1807-1872)2
Beevers, David1
Lawrence, Arabella Susan (1871-1947)1
Leiper, Susan1
Little, Archibald John (1838-1908)1
Little, Archibald John, 1838-19081
Lu, Feng1
National Museums of Scotland1

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Precious cargo : Scots and the China trade

Leiper, Susan; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); National Museums of Scotland

[1997]

Includes bibliographical references (page 95). Early days -- The East India Company -- Free trade begins -- China opens up -- Hong Kong grows -- Scotland's response

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Through the Yang-tse Gorges, or, Trade and travel in western China

Little, Archibald John (1838-1908)

1898

Includes index.

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horsehair sample
Textile

horsehair sample

mid 20th Century

A sample of Chinese horsehair. In the leather trade, horsehair brushes are used for polishing as they pick up dust well and do not scratch; they are also sold as domestic polishing brushes. Horsehai...

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Portfolio chinensis : or, A collection of authentic Chinese state papers illustrative of the history of the present position of affairs in China

Shuck, Jehu Lewis (1812-1863)

1840

Contents: Preface. -- Introduction. -- Paper relating to the internal policy of the country. -- Proclamation of Lew, chief magistrate of Nanhae, relating to an opium depôt. -- The first proclamation ...

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The origin of Chinese hostility to Great Britain

Lawrence, Arabella Susan (1871-1947)

[1927]

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Determinants of China's grain imports (1960-1989)

Lu, Feng; University of Leeds. School of Business and Economic Studies

1995

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Chinese whispers : chinoiserie in Britain, 1650-1930

Beevers, David; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery, and Museums

2008

"Published... on the occasion of the exhibition ... held at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and the Royal Pavillion, 3 May-2 November 2008"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and i...

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