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Language: Chinese

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.

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)

Butterfly, Red Bamboo and Gardenias by a Rock

ContributorsLan Ying (Artist) / 藍瑛 (Artist)

Lotus and Root

ContributorsQian Weicheng (Artist) / 錢維城 (Artist)

Created1762