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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.

A tea plantation in China with workers rolling and sifting tea leaves. Gouache painting with oxidization.

A Chinese tea plantation with workers cleaning the racks on which the leaves are laid. Coloured etching, early 19th century.

A Chinese tea plantation with workers watering, picking and firing the tea. Lithograph by E. Gilks, c. 1850, after B. Clayton after Piqua.

A tea plant (Camellia sinensis), its flowers and seeds, bordered by six scenes illustrating its use by man. Coloured lithograph, c. 1840.

A tea plantation in China: workers roll up and sift the tea leaves. Coloured lithograph.

A tea plantation in China: workers trimming the tea leaves. Gouache painting with oxidization.

A tea plantation in China: workers sow the seed. Coloured lithograph.

A tea plantation in China: workers water the young tea plants. Gouache, China, 1800/1850.

A Chinese man with his tea pot, and workers harvesting tea. Etching with engraving, c. 1693.

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.

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A tea plantation in China: workers trimming the tea leaves. Gouache painting with oxidization.

A tea plantation in China: workers sow the seed. Coloured lithograph.

A tea plantation in China: workers water the young tea plants. Gouache, China, 1800/1850.

A Chinese man with his tea pot, and workers harvesting tea. Etching with engraving, c. 1693.

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.