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[JUGGLING & MAGIC]. Troupe Chinoise. Hamburg: Adolph Friedländer, ca. [1872–1879]. No.131. Color stone lithograph depicting caricatures of Chinese performers. Includes knife-throwing, an equilibrist goose, a man with the body of a flying insect, a Chinese fan (likely a depiction of the ancient Butterfly Trick), and sword swallowing. Early printing with registration marks, ink along the side, and the print number written in pencil. 28 x 21". Linen backed. Expertly repaired with minor inpainting to original folds and minor marginal restorations. A-.