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4101. Or 16054

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16054
Title:
Chinese poem on Spring by Sir Ernest Mason Satow
Scope & Content:
Chinese poem in 5-character quatrain form by the Tang dynasty poet Wang Bo 王勃 in the calligraphy of the diplomat and bibliophile Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843-1929). Signed as Seizan 静山. Text reads: 山川両処晩 花柳一園春 還持千日酔 共作百年人. Manuscript note on reverse of scroll reads : 最珍 前駐日英国大使アーネスト･サトー氏筆春之詩...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Japanese
Date Range:
1874-1884
Extent:
1 sheet

4102. Or 16655/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16655/1
Title:
《漢語口語》雜誌插圖
Scope & Content:
Two draft illustrations intended for publication in the magazine Han yu kou yu《漢語口語》. The artist is Wei Qimei 韋啟美 (1923-2009). There are two notes in Chinese, which can be translated as: 1. These are the illustrations for <口語課本> [kou yu ke ben], which is the teaching material of the lang...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
after 1949
Extent:
4 sleeves (4 folios)

4103. Or 16655/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16655/2
Title:
《中文中國婦女》雜誌插圖
Scope & Content:
Four draft illustrations prepared for publication in Zhong wen Zhongguo fu nu magazine. The artist is Yao Youduo 姚有多 (1937-2001). On the verso of each illustration, there is a stamp indicating the issue in which that illustration will be published and the date of publication. Two illustrations ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
after 1949
Extent:
4 folios

4104. Or 16658

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16658
Title:
[佛道書雕版]
Scope & Content:
Two woodblocks containing figures and texts related to Daoism and Buddhism. One woodblock has the title 雷帝誥 (lei di gao), the other has two titles: 血盆經 (xue pen jing), and 玉皇經 (yu huang jing). The two woodblocks do not appear to be part of the same set as they differ in style and format.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
2 woodblocks

4105. Or 16755

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16755
Title:
諸天祐助
Scope & Content:
Tangut calligraphy by Shi Jinbo (史金波, 1940-) with the meaning 'Support and blessings from the Gods'. The colophon is written in Chinese and states the language (西夏文, i.e. Tangut), a translation of the content (諸天祐助 Zhu tian you zhu), and that it was written by Shi Jinbo in autumn 2010 (史金波書，庚寅...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Tangut
Date Range:
2010
Extent:
1 sheet

4106. Or 16772

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16772
Title:
知識就是力量
Scope & Content:
Semi-cursive Chinese calligraphy by Pan Jiren 潘積仁. It is a Chinese translation of "knowledge is power" ("scientia potestas est"): 知識就是力量. The colophon reads: 培根語，積仁書 [Spoken by Bacon, written by Jiren]. The stamp of Pan Jiren is included at the end. The scroll is mounted on silk with a wooden cor...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
2000 - 2010
Extent:
1 scroll

4107. Or 16793

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16793
Title:
徽洲高大人
Scope & Content:
This woodblock is carved with the figure of a giant man from Huizhou province. According to the description on the block he is 2m 40cm tall (徽洲高大人，身長八尺). This figure is possibly Zhan Shichai, known by the stage name of 'Chang the Giant' (1841-1893), said to be nearly 8 feet tall. The man wears a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
before 1911
Extent:
1 woodblock

4108. Or 16804

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16804
Title:
租界章程
Scope & Content:
A small handlist of land regulations for the UK concession in Shanghai. The colophon indicates the date of issue "咸豐甲寅年四年六月十七日(1854/07/11)". Red guidelines divide the pages into 8 columns.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 volume (6 folios)

4109. Or 16810

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16810
Title:
[漢字識字課本] [Han zi shi zi ke ben] [Chinese character learning book]
Scope & Content:
This tri-language manuscript contains a variety of contents for Chinese language including "上大人", general terms and phrases. On the side of each Chinese character, there are Wage-Giles romanization transcriptions and their explanation in Portuguese. Margin and guidelines divide each page into th...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Portuguese
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (30 folios)

4110. Or 16842 (B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16842 (B)
Title:
書山尋珍.
Scope & Content:
This calligraphy in Tangut is by Dou Minli. On the manuscript there are details of content, purpose (for the British Library), date (autumn 2011), place of production (Yinchuan city) and the author (Minli) (大英圖書館存念。西夏釋文，書山尋珍。辛卯秋於銀川，民立). There is a stamp of the author (竇民立書) . There is another ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Tangut
Date Range:
2011
Extent:
1 sheet

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