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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.

Contract

Contributors楊, 王 (Contractor)

Created1856-04-17

Description

This is a first labor contract that was signed by a young Chinese settler named Yong Wong, in which he agreed to leave China and relocate to Cuba where he would be required to work as an indentured servant for eight years. On the second page, Rafael R. Torices states that…

This is a first labor contract that was signed by a young Chinese settler named Yong Wong, in which he agreed to leave China and relocate to Cuba where he would be required to work as an indentured servant for eight years. On the second page, Rafael R. Torices states that the contract was transferred to Juan Peiral on December 1, 1856 and then again to José Cria on January 4 of an unknown year. Originally signed in 1856.

Lotus and Root

ContributorsQian Weicheng (Artist) / 錢維城 (Artist)

Created1762

Butterfly, Red Bamboo and Gardenias by a Rock

ContributorsLan Ying (Artist) / 藍瑛 (Artist)

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)