lumpenproletariat@quokk.au to [Dormant] moved to !historyart@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDepiction of Western Trader, China, 1760squokk.auexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down13
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkDepiction of Western Trader, China, 1760squokk.aulumpenproletariat@quokk.au to [Dormant] moved to !historyart@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoThey roasted him with how white they made him
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoIt’s part of a set of 5, and the note in the corner actually comments on his white skin whereas none of the others do. So he probably was whiter (makeup maybe?) than the others. https://zebregsroell.com/product/chinese-paintings-westerners
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoThe funny part would be that it was accurate
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year ago Just a couple of gentlemen!
They roasted him with how white they made him
It’s part of a set of 5, and the note in the corner actually comments on his white skin whereas none of the others do. So he probably was whiter (makeup maybe?) than the others.
https://zebregsroell.com/product/chinese-paintings-westerners
The funny part would be that it was accurate
Just a couple of gentlemen!