China Collection (page 3)

Rosa indica (chinensis), China rose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Rosier Bengale the hymenee

Escape from Harbin - July 1900 - Boxer Rebellion
In 1900, Chinas anti-foreigner Boxer Rebellion broke out and spread to Manchuria. The Russian Military moved in to quell the uprising

City Wall - Guangzhou, China
Old City Wall - Guangzhou, China Date: circa 1906

Breakfast Tray 1930S
A wonderful breakfast set in dainty china, served on a wicker tray. A napkin, the morning post and a copy of The Sphere. What more could one ask for? Tea and toast? Date: 1930s

Rosamonde, the first plane manufactured in China

Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales
An elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery

Mao statue in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
A large statue of Chairman Mao Tse Dong in Zhongshan Square (once called Red Flag Square) at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

Poor Uyghur Musicians - Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Far East travel poster
Poster advertising travel to the Far East featuring a Chinese or Japanese pagoda and bridge against a red sky

Chinese Mandarin
A Chinese Mandarin in ceremonial court costume

Chinese Puppet Theatre
A street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings

Mandarins Wife
The wife of a Chinese mandarin in the fine robes befitting her exalted rank

Racial / China / Trad Dress
A Chinese woman in traditional dress

Journey to the West
The master is rowed away by a disguised demon. From the legend of the Journey to the West

Kukai Sails to China
The priest Kukai (later known as Kobo-Daishi) sails to China to study its religion, returns to create a Japanese religion containing elements of Confucianism with Shintoism

Maps / Americas 1540
Map showing the discoveries by explorers during the first half-century after Columbus : note the confusion of India, Japan (Zipangri) and China (Cathay), & the Hesperides

China / Beijing Gardens
The gardens of the SUMMER PALACE, with the Marble Bridge on the right

China / Shanghai 1935
Street scene, showing the newly erected Broadway Building, described as an architectural achievement

Chinese Emperor Wu Wang in horse-drawn carriage
Chinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) in his eight-horse carriage

Comic postcard, Men walk past shop window Date: 20th century

The British Empire Exhibition - Hong Kong
Page from The Sphere, reporting on the Hong Kong section of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924, complete with a business quarter

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides (Mr. Fortunes gardenia, Gardenia florida var. fortuniana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Street scene, Canton, China circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Views of Golden Lane, London 1872
Views of Golden Lane, near Smithfield Market, in London, 1872. Illustrations (clockwise from top left): The Earls Barrow; Making trimmings for Soup Kitchens; China Yard on Saturday Afternoon; a

Figure Modelling, Belleek Potteries - an interior shot showing a row of men modelling china. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek). Date: circa early 1900s

China cup and saucer on a German greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Tea House, Nanking Road, Shanghai, China
Tea House in Nanking Road, Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1908

Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century

Booths bone china flared beaker. Hand-enamelled transfer. Portrait of Britannia entitled The Flag which never comes down. Royal Coat of Arms on reverse. Commemorative Ware

Dragon boat on the water, China. Date: circa 1890

Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee by George Studdy
Bonzo congratulates Chee-Kee on finding her ancestors -- they can be seen as monsters on Chinese vases and plates. Date: 1924

Plate 130 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Areca sp
Plate 987 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Plate 133 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 127 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Statue of Li Hongzhang, Xujiahui, China
Statue of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), at Xujiahui (Zikawei, Siccawei, Siccawi) in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Li Hongzhang (also Li Hung-chang)

China Jiangxi
Previously known as Kiang-si

Snowy scene, Tientsin (Tianjin) China, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Chinese woman playing a Ruan (note the Western influence in her choice of footwear!). Date: circa 1910s

U. S. Fighter plane in China
With a Chinese soldier standing guard, repair work on a U.S. fighter plane is carried out somewhere in China. The camouflaged huts in the background act as cover for the American planes Date: 1943

Breaking ice for water, Tientsin, China
Men breaking ice on a frozen river for water and hauling it on sledges in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, around 1911. Date: C.1911

China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a traditional long pigtail Date: circa 1910s

South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905

Primula sinensis
Plate 660 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection
Large Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Cyprinus hybiscoides, common carp
Part of LS Plate 166 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

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