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Tea plantation workers

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  • A tea plantation in China: workers roll the caper tea into balls. Coloured lithograph.
  • Nine scenes showing tea cultivation and preparation on an Indian plantation. Engraving by T. Brown, c. 1850, after J. L. Williams.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers water the young plants. Coloured lithograph.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers pick the tea leaves. Coloured lithograph.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers grade the tea leaves by hand. Coloured lithograph.
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    A tea plantation in China: workers trimming the tea leaves. Gouache painting with oxidization.

    | Reference: 25243i
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    A tea plantation in China: workers sow the seed. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: [approximately 1800] | Reference: 25229i
    Part of: A tea plantation in China
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    A tea plantation in China: workers water the young tea plants. Gouache, China, 1800/1850.

    | Date: 1800-1850 | Reference: 567982i
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    A Chinese man with his tea pot, and workers harvesting tea. Etching with engraving, c. 1693.

    | Date: [1693] | Reference: 25251i
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    A tea plantation in China: workers prepare the soil for planting tea, while others rest nearby and eat from bowls with chopsticks. Gouache, China, 1800/1850.

    | Date: 1800-1850 | Reference: 567974i
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