Almanacs

Museum number:
9-21346a-i
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210921346a@2di
Alternate number:
XIII-4 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Almanacs for 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1948. Contain astrological advice for farming, business, social life, and a comparative western-traditional Chinese calendar. 24 x 15 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Peking, Beijing province, China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Purchased in Peking by Ilse Fang.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Almanacs
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Almanacs. 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 15 centimeters and height 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Almanacs, accession number 9-21346a-i, described as Almanacs for 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1948. Contain astrological advice for farming, business, social life, and a comparative western-traditional Chinese calendar. 24 x 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Almanacs, accession number 9-21346a-i, described as Almanacs for 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1948. Contain astrological advice for farming, business, social life, and a comparative western-traditional Chinese calendar. 24 x 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Almanacs, accession number 9-21346a-i, described as Almanacs for 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1948. Contain astrological advice for farming, business, social life, and a comparative western-traditional Chinese calendar. 24 x 15 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Almanacs, accession number 9-21346a-i, described as Almanacs for 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, and 1948. Contain astrological advice for farming, business, social life, and a comparative western-traditional Chinese calendar. 24 x 15 cm.

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