China Collection

The Kitchen-God, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Kitchen-God, 1922. The Kitchen God is the most important of Chinese domestic gods who protect the hearth and family, recognised in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Taoism

The Selden Map of China. Artist: Chinese Master
The Selden Map of China. Found in the collection of the Bodleian Library, Oxford

The Situation in the Far East, um 1900-1904. Creator: Tse Tsan-tai (1872-1938)
The Situation in the Far East, um 1900-1904. Private Collection

A Chinese shop, Limehouse, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. The Eight Immortals are revered by Taoists and are a popular element of Chinese culture

Lao-Tzu, Chinese philosopher and sage. Born in c604 BC Lao Tzu was the Father of Taoism

Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593

The Door-God - Military, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Door-God - Military, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies

Charles George Gordon ( Chinese Gordon )
Charles George Gordon (1833-85) English soldier, called Chinese Gordon. His death at Khartoum when city fell to the troops of the Mahdi, 26 January 1885. After painting by G.W. Joy

Project for a Chinese Pavillion, n. d Creator: Michel Barthelemy Hazon
Project for a Chinese Pavillion, n.d

Writing Books under the Pine Trees, 1279-1368. Creator: Wang Meng (Chinese, c. 1308-1385)
Writing Books under the Pine Trees, 1279-1368. Wang Meng is traditionally considered on of the four masters of the Yuan dynasty

The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi, 1454. Creator: Unknown
The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi, 1454. The grandest of the Buddhist mortuary rites is the Water-Land ( shuilu ) ritual

View of Shanghai, China, c1860. Artist: Jean Henri Zuber
View of Shanghai, China, c1860. View of buildings along a waterway or a canal with a semicircular arch of bridge reflected in the water

Six Horses, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Six Horses, 13th-14th century. Figuresin Khitan costumes

The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies at thresholds

Return from China, Arrival of repatriate, Toulon, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1901

Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with Gibbons and Cranes, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying

The Monkey King Songoku, from the Chinese novel Journey to the West, probably 1824

Various New Years pictures and door gods, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Various New Years pictures and door gods, early 20th century

Seeds and Aleurites Cordata (?): Page from The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan huazhuan), 1782, 2nd edition

Design for a Vase, ca. 1770-85. Creator: Anon
Design for a Vase, ca. 1770-85

Portrait of an imperial censor and his wife, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an imperial censor and his wife, late 18th-early 19th century. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream, 1400s. Creator: Dai Jin (Chinese, 1388-1462)
The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream, 1400s. The subject of this painting, Xu You, is an ancient worthy and reclusive figure who, when offered the throne by the legendary emperor Yao

Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. A great variety of birds, including the peacock and peahen, are portrayed in a natural setting

A view of Pennyfields, Chinatown, London, 20th century. A Chinese community began to become established in Limehouse on the banks of the Thames in East London in the late 18th century

Maitreya Buddha. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Shanghai port, China, 19th century. Artist: Weber
Shanghai port, China, 19th century

Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton, China, c1840. Artist: WH Capone
Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton, China, c1840

The Imperial Travelling Palace at the Hoo-Kew-Shan, China, c1840. Artist: J Sands
The Imperial Travelling Palace at the Hoo-Kew-Shan, China, c1840

Tiger, c. 1250-1279. Creator: Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220-1280)
Tiger, c. 1250-1279

River Village: Fishermans Joy, 1279-1322. Creator: Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254-1322)
River Village: Fishermans Joy, 1279-1322

Erotic Scene, 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Erotic Scene, 19th century. Private Collection

The new Sèvres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud: bird's eye view of...workshops, 1864
The new Sevres porcelain manufactory in the park of St. Cloud [in France]: bird's eye view of the workshops, 1864. '1. Ovens for baking the porcelain; 2. Mill-rooms; 3

Satzuma's envoys paying the indemnity money at Yokohama for the murder of Mr. Richardson, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Satzuma's envoys paying the indemnity money at Yokohama for the murder of Mr. Richardson, 1864. 'This sketch was taken by our Artist in the office of the British Legation

Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Pekin, one of the European-Chinese Squadron, leaving Chefoo, Shantung, 1864. 'Chefoo Bluff; Green Island, Stick-up Rock; The China; Island of Kung-Kung-Tau; English naval stores; H.M

Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Vladivostock [i.e. Vladisvostok], Allied troops, Nov 1918 (date created or published later). Allied soldiers in Vladisvostok, Russia including Russians, Americans, British, Chinese and Japanese.

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. German soldiers outside of Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, probably during the Siege of Tsingtao during which the German-controlled port city was attacked by British

Portrait of Emperor Van Ta Gin, c.1800. Creator: Hickey, Thomas (1741-1824)
Portrait of Emperor Van Ta Gin, c.1800. Private Collection

Phoenix couple, End of 19th century. Creator: Chinese Master
Phoenix couple, End of 19th century. Private Collection

Rooster in a rocky garden landscape. Creator: Ma Yuanyu (around 1669-1722)
Rooster in a rocky garden landscape. Private Collection

Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Creator: Chinese Master
Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Private Collection

Avalokiteshvara, 18th century. Creator: Chinese Master
Avalokiteshvara, 18th century. Private Collection

Li Tieguai, 19th century. Creator: Chinese Master
Li Tieguai, 19th century. Private Collection

The first battle near Manturia [i.e. Manchuria]; the Japanese soldiers defeated..., c1919. Creator: Unknown
The first battle near Manturia [i.e. Manchuria]; the Japanese soldiers defeated the enemy's cavalry, c1919.

The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usri [i.e. Ussuri], Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese army defeated the German-Austrian Army near Usri [i.e. Ussuri], Siberia, c1919.

The Taeping War in China: palace of the Taeping Wang at Nankin, lately captured…, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Taeping War in China: palace of the Taeping Wang at Nankin, lately captured by the Imperial Forces, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

A group at the Great Annual Fair at Nijni Novgorod, Central Russia, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A group at the Great Annual Fair at Nijni Novgorod, Central Russia, 1864. In the centre '...is a Tartar trader of importance, weary of half an hour's beating about the bush

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