Object type: ethnography / Collection place: Beijing municipality, Northern China / Function: 4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-15404, described as Palace hanging. Silk, gilt paper wrapped yarns. Satin weave, embroidered; satin weave lining. Light brown ground (probably faded red) varicolored designs, orange lining. Floral, fret motives. 44½ inches by 37½ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Paper cutouts, accession number 9-21362a-e, described as Paper cutouts. Set of four paper cutouts for the midsummer dragon boat festival. Red paper. 10.5 - 12 cm high; 6 - 7 cm wide. 1) Centipede and lizard on top, frog in center beside lotus leaf; 2) Pair of scissors to cut scorpion and frog on top, snake in the middle, and lizard and centipede in handles; 3) Star decorated gourd; 4) Swastika decorated gourd with frog and scorpion below, lizard (?) and snake above.

Hearst Museum object titled Roof tile ornament, accession number 9-14574, described as roof tile ornament: glazed ceramic w/ modeled Phoenix perched on curved tile. conventional form: beaked head w/ comb and mane w/ incised lines; feathers represented by incised herring-bone patterns; tail on tile base. back of tile has small curved projecting joint rest. Ochre 'Imperial-yellow' glaze covers upper surface. two large, and many small chips. underside unglazed; mortar and brick fragments adhere to rim. inscription in ink in English.* imprinted mark of double gourd. h. 28.5 cm., L. 24 cm., W. 15 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Tile, accession number 9-50, described as Tile from the ruins of Summer Palace, Peking

Hearst Museum object titled Tile fragments, accession number 9-14575a,b, described as tile fragments, ceramic: 2 end cap tiles, w/ stamped circular designs of dragon w/ 5 claws* and clouds; designs not identical. (a) has peaked fragment of the curved tile attached to the ornamented disk. 2 holes drilled thru design. (b) is disk, missing 1/3rd of top incl. all of curved tile section. Ochre 'Imperial yellow' glaze on both. Dia. (a) 14.5 cm., L. 7.5 cm.; max. Dia. (b) 15.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Woodcut, accession number 9-21437, described as Woodcut poster of the official spirit of the land of fortunate and virtuous officers. 14.8 X 24.7 cm. Red imprint over inscription: a canopy. The acolyte at left holds a 'ju-i” scepter (“as you wish”); the other a cane. Two officials in front. Flanking poster: strips of paper money to be burned in courtyard on New Year’s eve, mounted upside down. 5.5 X 22 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Woodcut, accession number 9-21435, described as Woodcut of the god of the earth for family shrine at New Year’s. (Mounted in USA in 1975). The god and his wife in pre-Manchu costume with three offerings and an incense burner before them. 14 X 15.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Woodcut poster, accession number 9-21438, described as Woodcut poster of the god of increased happiness and wealth. 14.8 X 25 cm. Two acolytes hold fans behind the enthroned god. Two officials in front. Over the inscription: red imprint: Dragon Hall. Flanking the poster, two strips of paper money to be burned in courtyard on New Year’s Eve. Turquoise and red seal dots. 5.5 x 22 cm.