Collection Areas
International Art (46,192)
No title (Street vendors)
Hedda MORRISON
No title (The Forbidden City wall and moat)
Hedda MORRISON
No title (Pavilions at the northern end of Pei Hai)
Hedda MORRISON
Uchikake Furisode wedding kimono with pine, bamboo, plum, and cranes
JAPANESE
Photogenic
Lotte JACOBI
Hua-piao outside T'ien An Men. There was one pair of these pillars outside and one pair inside T'ien An Men, as a reminder to the emperor to walk in the path of virtue
Hedda MORRISON
Detail of glazed tilework by Pei Hai
Hedda MORRISON
One of four huge gilt-bronze bowls on the terrace (of T'ai Ho Tien, in the Forbidden City)
Hedda MORRISON
Roof figures by Pei Hai commemorating the execution of a cruel tyrant in the year 283 B.C.
Hedda MORRISON
A water spout in the north-west corner of the Tartar City
Hedda MORRISON
A p'ai-lou
Hedda MORRISON
Ch'ien Men, the central southern gate of the Tartar City, taken from near the railway station. The small horse-drawn cabs were rarely to be seen in the latter years of my stay in Peking
Hedda MORRISON
The Drum Tower, thirty metres high, which helped protect the Forbidden City from malign influences. In imperial times a drum was beaten here at nightfall
Hedda MORRISON
Beyond the p'ai-lou was the entrance gate proper leading to the Tablet House which contained a great stone monolith standing on the back of a tortoise
Hedda MORRISON
The northern end of Ch'ien Men Street after snow had fallen and quickly begun to melt
Hedda MORRISON
Uchikake Kosode with windy seashore and fishing scene
JAPANESE
Winter morning at the Jade Fountain with mist on the surface of the pool that never freezes, the sources of the stream feeding the Peking lakes
Hedda MORRISON
No title (Buildings and moat, covered in snow)
Hedda MORRISON
Spinning silk floss into thread
Hedda MORRISON
Making a rubbing
Hedda MORRISON
Embroidering a child's cotton apron with cross stitch
Hedda MORRISON
Cloisonné painting
Hedda MORRISON
No title (Crafting an instrument)
Hedda MORRISON
Hand-planing the body of a Chinese fiddle
Hedda MORRISON
No title (Craftsperson)
Hedda MORRISON
Ch'i Pai Shih (1863-1957), the distinguished painter and calligrapher, at work in his studio. He specialized in painting flowers and aquatic life, especially crabs and prawns
Hedda MORRISON
Uchikake Kosode with a falconry scene and Heian period imperial cart amongst flowers
JAPANESE
Ch'i Pai Shih affixing his seal on a painting
Hedda MORRISON
Paper making by the traditional method, similar to that used when the process was first invented in China
Hedda MORRISON
Writing the titles on a Chinese work of several volumes
Hedda MORRISON