EditorialThe Woo Sing Sing Tea House in Shanghai, Attributed to William Saunders (English, 1832 - 1892), Shanghai, China, 1870?1890, Albumen silver print, 21.6 ? 16.2 cm (8 1/2 ? 6 3/8 in.).
EditorialThe wife of one of Miss Russell & Co's compradores, Ye-Chung (Chinese, active Shanghai, China 1870s - 1880s), 1870?1875, Albumen silver print.
EditorialLast month merchants in Shanghai received a letter from Lin Chaodong who is in Taizhong . Qian yue Shanghai guang bang jie dao Taizhong Lin Chaodong guancha lai xin yun... (shi chuan). 1894. Source: 16126.d.4 (5). Language: Chinese.
Editorial?? ?? ??? ?, Buddhist Sage, dated 1928, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 78 1/2 x 36 7/8 in. (199.4 x 93.7 cm), Paintings, Wang Zhen (Chinese, 1867?1938), A successful Shanghai businessman as well as a devout Buddhist, Wang Zhen is best k...
Editorial?, ??, ???, ?, Cat and Butterfly, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 19th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 52 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (133.4 x 65.4 cm), Paintings, Xu Gu (Chinese, 1823?1896), Zhu Xubai joined the Imperial Army in 1851, but findi...
Editorial?? ?? ????? ?, Mi Fu at Stone Worship, early 20th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Overall with mounting: 69 3/4 ? 18 1/8 in. (177.2 ? 46 cm), Paintings, Yu Ming (Chinese, 1884?1935), Yu Ming, a close friend of Wu Changshi (1844?...
Editorial??, ??, ??, ?, Two Goats, dated 1914, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 57 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (146.1 x 39.7 cm), Paintings, Wang Zhen (Chinese, 1867?1938), Wang Zhen's artistic training began under his father, who had a passion for painting....
EditorialFille de Shanghai, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 23.7 x 19.3 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.), Photographs, Raimund von Stillfried (Austrian, 1839?1911).
Editorial? ?? ?? ?, Zhong Kui, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1883, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 67 5/8 x 36 3/4 in. (171.8 x 93.3 cm), Paintings, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese, 1840?1896), Ren Yi, a leader of the late Qing Shanghai sch...
EditorialTorah case (" Tik"), which, in Jewish communities in North Africa, Yemen and countries east of Israel, replace the Torah mantle. From Kai Feng Fu, Honan Province, China. Behind the tik is a tallit, or prayer shawl from Shanghai. Wood, gilt an...