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131. 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)

132. 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)

133. 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)

134. 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)

135. 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)

136. 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

137. Or 14554

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14554
Title:
鎮海縣輿圖 Zhenhai xian yu tu [Map of Zhenhai county]
Scope & Content:
Folding manuscript map of part of Zhenhai county (now part of Ningbo city, China) and its surroundings. It shows land-holdings in the coastal area and provides agricultural descriptions of certain lands. The map is mounted on red patterned paper.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 sheet

138. Or 14568

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14568
Title:
招子庸竹蘭圖拓片 Zhao Ziyong zhu lan tu ta pian [Zhao Ziyong's rubbings of bamboo and orchid]
Scope & Content:
Four scrolls of rubbings including: Bamboo by Zhao Ziyong (招子庸, 1768-1847) Orchid by Zhao Ziyong, dated the gengyin year of Daoguang 道光庚寅 [1830] Annotation of Zhao Ziyong's bamboo by Chen Zhongliang Annotation of Zhao Ziyong's orchid by Chen Zhongliang, dated the gengyin year of Daoguang 道光庚寅 [...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
c 1830 - 1911
Extent:
4 scrolls

139. Or 14575/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14575/1
Title:
淳菁閣仿古詩牋 Chun jing ge fang gu shi jian [Chunjing ge antique letter paper]
Scope & Content:
26 letter papers and two envelopes made by the stationery shop Chunjing Ge in Liulichang, Beijing. The main subject of the letter papers are the patterns from the Ten Bamboo Studio and a few of them are related to historical figures like Su Shi. Most figures also come with a short description to...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1912-1949
Extent:
1 volume (28 folios)

140. Or 14575/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 14575/2
Title:
周同太號描金龍鳳禮書 Zhoutongtai hao miao jin long feng li shu [Zhoutongtai brand wedding invitation letter paper and envelope]
Scope & Content:
Wedding invitation including paper and envelope with golden patterns. Two auspicious phrases: 百年好合 (Harmonious union lasting a hundred years) and 五世其昌 (Five generations of prosperity) on both folios. There is another green letter paper with golden dots on it. A title slip is pasted on the cardbo...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1912-1949
Extent:
1 volume (3 folios)