Keywords: A blind singer.jpg Painting of A Blind Singer Manggetu is one of 120 pieces that Ren Xiong the well-known Qing painter drew for Yao Xie then famous litterateur In the painting a blind actor was sitting under a canopy singing while beating a drum with brackets Another man was playing a trichord Around them was an attentive audience including women children and seniors http //www chinadaily com cn/life/2008-09/18/content_11811623_2 htm Qing Dynasty before 1911 Creator Ren Xiong PD-old-100 People of the Qing Dynasty Paintings of the Qing Dynasty Ren Xiong Way of life in ancient China |