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Landscapes: Playing the Qin for a Receptive Audience

ContributorsShangguan Zhou (Artist) / 上官周 (Artist)

Created1738

Fungus and Cypress

ContributorsLu Hui (Artist) / 陸恢 (Artist)

Created1894

DescriptionLu Hui employs the symbolism of "zhi" and cypress to deliver a blessing for long life on the occasions of his patron's birthday (Hidden Meanings of Love and Death in Chinese Painting, p. 77)

Landscape 山水圖軸

Landscape

ContributorsSu Renshan (Artist) / 蘇仁山 (Artist)

Created1829

Blue-and-Green Landscape

ContributorsLiu Yanchong (Artist) / 劉彥沖 (Artist)

Created1834

Landscape: In the Manner of Siweng’s (Dong Qichang) Journey to Xichuan

ContributorsWu Tao (Artist) / 吳濤 (Artist)

Envelopes With Letters

Created1959

Description

A letter written by a younger sister in Hong Kong. She wrote this letter to her older brother who lived in Cuba and to asked whether he was safe or not since she did not receive his letter and she was very worried about that. She hope that her brother…

A letter written by a younger sister in Hong Kong. She wrote this letter to her older brother who lived in Cuba and to asked whether he was safe or not since she did not receive his letter and she was very worried about that. She hope that her brother would send her a letter after receiving this letter.

Envelopes With Letters

Created1992

Description

Letter written to Ramon Wong. At the beginning the writer thanks for Mr. Wong's help. After that, he hoped that Ramon Wong could drive his uncles to the airport so that they could go back to Hong Kong safely.

Contract

Contributors林, 贵 (Contractor)

Created1855

DescriptionA letter to the Brigadier General Governor concerning the permanent residency of Saturnina, a Chinese settler who completed her eight year control with Marques Duqueme. Her contract, in Spanish and Chinese, is also included. 1855.

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