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Depiction of Western Trader, China, 1760s (quokk.au)

submitted 7 months ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They roasted him with how white they made him

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 7 months ago

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.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The funny part would be that it was accurate

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Just a couple of gentlemen!