Trade card, cutting hair

Name/Title

Trade card, cutting hair

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-07876

Scope and Content

Color. Illus. England; London; Cavanders Ltd.: Silver background with an illus. of two Chinese men, one man in green in sitting on a stool while another man with a queue is standing behind him ready to shave his head. See CHSA-07862-07886. Back: "Ancient Chinese No. 15"; "The Chinese common people and mandarins, in distinction from the Tauist and Buddhist priests, have the head shaved once in 10 or 15 days, excepting a circular portion on the crown. The hair on this is allowed to grow, and is braided into a tress. The ambition of some men is to have their hair reach nearly to the ground, and frequently bunches of other hair are braided into the natural hair to increase the length.

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

1-1/2 in