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Empire de Chine, Kouang-Su, 1872-1875: audience de l'Impératrice Douairière Tsou-Hsi
Empire de Chine, Kouang-Su, 1872-1875: audience de l'Impératrice Douairière Tsou-Hsi
Advertisement for Véritables Grains de santé du Docteur Franck. Card features a color illustration of Empress Dowager Cixi seemingly meeting with a British man in a military uniform with a tailcoat. Cixi is seated and 4 men are standing around. The British officer is bowing to the Empress. An illustrated portrait of Emperor Guangxu appears in the top right corner and a Chinese naval ensign appears in the bottom left corner. On the back of the card is an illustration of a jar of the Véritables Grains de santé du Docteur Franck (Dr. Franck's True Grains of Health).
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