Book Title: Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde / représentées en 243. figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard, avec des explications historiques, & curieuses par M. l'abbé Banier, & par M. l'Abb'e le Mascrier.

Author: Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741

Image Title: Chinese Charlatans

Description: A group of dishonest Chinese merchants attempt to sell the wind (top). A devout beggar sits in the foreground while dishonest merchants sell a tame tiger. Drawn by Bernard Picart (1673–1733).

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