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171. Or 16943 (A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16943 (A)
Title:
拜倫詩歌選 Bailun shi ge xuan [Lord Byron's Poems]
Scope & Content:
Contemporary scroll by calligraphy master Zhang Yulin, with the poems of Lord Byron poems in Chinese. Presented to the British Library by Zhang Yulin's son, Zhang Zimeng.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
2015
Extent:
1 scroll

172. Or 16943 (B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 16943 (B)
Title:
大憲章 Da Xianzhang [Magna Carta]
Scope & Content:
Contemporary scroll by calligraphy master Zhang Yulin, with the text of the 1215 Magna Carta in Chinese. Presented to the British Library by Zhang Yulin's son, Zhang Zimeng.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
2015
Extent:
1 scroll

173. Or 17001

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17001
Title:
遊心書海 You xin shu hai
Scope & Content:
A calligraphy scroll by Mo Yan.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
2019
Extent:
1 scroll

174. Orb 30/8113

Reference (shelfmark):
Orb 30/8113
Title:
Chinese album of theatre masks
Scope & Content:
Chinese concertina album with 12 illustrations of theatre masks on a silk background. The item appears to be not completed: the front of the folios are blank, as well as the title space.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 volume (12 folios)

175. Orb Misc 172

Reference (shelfmark):
Orb Misc 172
Title:
Chinese hand painted fan
Scope & Content:
Chinese fan with hand-painted illustrations. Fan components tied together with a silk ribbon. Each side has a hand painted illustration with figures in a garden scene against a silver background. The upper part of each component is decorated with animals, plants and clouds. The guards and stic...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
1 fan

176. ORB Misc 177

Reference (shelfmark):
ORB Misc 177
Title:
Eight personal Chinese seals belonging to Yang Xianyi
Scope & Content:
One box with eight seals belonging to Yang Xianyi (1915-2009), classical scholar, Oxford graduate.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
1915-2009
Extent:
1 box (8 seals, 1 letter on paper)