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4061. Or 13996

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 13996
Title:
Draft patent of Xianfeng 5 (1855) [Chinese only] [Xianfeng wu nian feng tian chi ming gao] [咸豐伍年奉天敕命稿]
Scope & Content:
Draft patent of Xianfeng 5 (1855) in which the title of Wen lin lang (文林郎) is conferred upon Wang Huiji (王會極), who is Shanxi Ningwu Fu xue jiao shou (山西甯武府學教授). His wife, born Chen (陳), is given the title of Ruren (孺人). This manuscript was never completed and therefore does not bear any Manchu...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 scroll

4062. Or 14251

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14251
Title:
陰隲金鑑雕版. “Yin zhi jin jian” diao ban. Chinese carved woodblock for printing two pages of the Yin zhi jin jian (A mirror of hidden good).
Scope & Content:
Chinese Qing dynasty woodblock, used for printing.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1644-1911
Extent:
1 woodblock.

4063. Or 14252

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14252
Title:
清末科舉雕版 Qing mo ke ju diao ban [Woodblocks related to imperial examination in the late Qing dynasty]
Scope & Content:
Five woodblocks with contents relating to the imperial examinations from the examination hall in Nanjing, China. One woodblock used for a full-page print includes the regulations of the 23exam hall (摘錄續增科場條例) from 1870 (同治九年). The other box contains three small woodblocks (江南相識提名錄 光緒戊子科, 部堂示期覆試 部...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1870-1903
Extent:
2 boxes (5 woodblocks and 2 folios)

4064. Or 14312

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14312
Title:
活字 Huo zi [Moveable type]
Scope & Content:
Twelve pieces of moveable type in a box, eleven of which are made of metal. The remaining one is in wood and bears the character for 'plum' (梅). There is a red silk pouch bag together with the blocks.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1985
Extent:
1 box (12 blocks)

4065. Or 14362

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14362
Title:
良朋會集畫冊 Liang peng hui ji hua ce [Painting album]
Scope & Content:
Album of landscape paintings with Chinese poetic inscriptions. The title has been written on the wooden cover along with 朵珊親筆 [made by Duo Shan].
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
1 volume (15 folios)

4066. Or 14363

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14363
Title:
標下八營合摻金銷陣圖與標下八營合摻雲梯攻城陣圖 Biao xia ba ying he chan jin xiao zhen tu yu Bao xia ba ying he chan yun ti gong cheng zhen tu [Illustrations of military strategy]
Scope & Content:
Two volumes of military manuals dating from the Qing dynasty including instructions for military in front of each illustration. The printed manuals include the "golden key" and "golden cloud ladder" formations both used for co-ordinating drills under the command of the eight brigades. Textile fr...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
2 volume (41 and 4 folios)

4067. Or 14371

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14371
Title:
唐藝文志注 Tang yi wen zhi zhu [Annotations on the Treatise on Literature]
Scope & Content:
A box of four volumes containing annotations on the Treatise on Literature.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1911 - 1986
Extent:
4 volume (489 folios)

4068. Or 14390

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14390
Title:
Han-Chung myŏngsŭng toch'ŏp 韓中名勝圖帖
Scope & Content:
Title supplied by cataloguer. 'Album of Scenic Spots in Korea and China' containing calligraphy and ten folded leaves depicting ‘real-view’ landscape paintings. Five leaves depict Chinese scenery and five show Korean landscapes. The calligraphy is an extract from Du shan hai jing 讀山海經 [On readin...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Korean
Date Range:
1775-1825
Extent:
1 volume (11 leaves)

4069. Or 14446

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14446
Title:
Yongle dadian 永樂大典, chapters 14219-14220
Scope & Content:
Chapters 14219 and 14220 of the Chinese encyclopaedia “Yongle dadian”, unique, and notable for preserving texts not extant elsewhere.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1562-1572
Extent:
65 folios

4070. Or 14515

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14515
Title:
顧廷龍篆書 Gu Tinglong zhuan shu [Calligraphy by Gu Tinglong in seal script]
Scope & Content:
The content of this calligraphy scroll consists of three main parts: 1. The main text: "Cultural exchange, friendship remains" (文化交流 友宜長存) 2. Signature: "Offered as a souvenir to the British Library in June 1988 by the Director Emeritus of Shanghai Library Gu Tinglong" (英國圖書館留念，一九八八年六月上海圖書館名譽館長顧廷...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1988
Extent:
1 scroll

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