qua
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qua
adv.
as, in the function of, in the capacity of
Lam Qua
Lam Qua (; 1801–1860), or
Kwan Kiu Cheong , was a Chinese painter from the
Canton province in
Qing Dynasty China, who specialized in Western-style portraits intended largely for Western clients. Lam Qua was the first Chinese portrait painter to be exhibited in the West. He is known for his medical portraiture, and for his portraits of Western and Chinese merchants in
Canton and Macau. He had a workshop in 'New China Street' among the
Thirteen Factories in
Canton.
qua
adv.
here, this way, hither
qua
adv.
qua, as, in the capacity of
Qua
(conj.)
In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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