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  • A dying (?) man dictates his will (?) to a scribe seated at a table by his bedside. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A foot doctor at work: the male patient is seated on a bench and smoking a pipe. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A barber shaving the front and sides of a man's head, in the Manchu style. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A cake seller preparing cakes to cook in a wood fired oven. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A woman with kyphosis (spinal curvature), walking with the aid of a stick. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A man collecting human faeces to be used as manure: with a wooden barrel on his back, carrying a scoop and a lantern. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A betel (areca) nut seller, being paid by a woman customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • An education official about to conduct school entrance examinations; carrying a folded writing table, a sealed bag containing examination questions and a covered wicker basket. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A man collecting human faeces to be used as manure: with a wooden barrel on his back, carrying a scoop and a lantern. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A woman diviner burning incense. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A man selling long-horned grasshoppers (Conocephalous longipennis), with a boy customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A man making waterpipes: working at a table with a small furnace and various tools. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A betel (areca) nut seller, being paid by a woman customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A blind musician carrying a shamisen (?) and walking with the aid of a cane. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A soup-paste seller pouring soup from an urn. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A doctor taking the pulse of a woman patient, seated at a table. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A foot doctor at work: the male patient is seated on a bench and smoking a pipe. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • Chinese medicine: a practitioner massages a patient's shoulder. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A medicine seller: shaking a rattle to attract attention, and carrying a notice and a cloth bundle containing drugs. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A tea seller: a kettle and a basket containing teapot and bowls are hanging from a bamboo pole across his shoulders. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A lame man walking with the aid of crutches. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A medicine seller: shaking a rattle to attract attention, and carrying a notice and a cloth bundle containing drugs. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • Chinese medicine: a practitioner massages a patient's shoulder. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A knife sharpener at work with a whetstone, seated astride a bench. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • An old woman selling paper (?) flowers. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A street vendor selling rice flour (?) to a woman customer. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A confectioner selling sweets to a small boy. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A man preparing tobacco. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A seller of woollen materials for warmth in cold weather displays samples of his wares hanging from a bamboo pole. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.
  • A doctor taking the pulse of a woman patient, seated at a table. Watercolour by Zhou Pei Qun, ca. 1890.