A method of Chinese writing bracelets A mackerel seller on the

A mackerel seller on the doorstep of a house

and receives warm welcome from crowd as she is escorted for final part of journey into town

Behind the Monument is a titled ribbon in the sky

On the left a group of ill people wait for their turn in the miraculous waters

A method of Chinese writing bracelets A mackerel seller on theA figure stands at table and writes on a piece of parchment with a brush; a monkey sits on the floor in the foreground. Inscribed above: 'The Manner of Writing.' Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China under Peter van Goyer and Jacob van