The image depicts a scene from the opera Yue titled “The Dream of the Red Chamber” (or A Dream of Red Mansions), an adaptation of the famous classic Chinese ...
Painting by Li Yaoping (1880 – 1937), born in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, China and died in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Source Collection Hong Kong Museum of Art Note This ...
Battle of Khurungui, 1758. General Zhao Hui ambushes and defeats the Zungarian forces of Amoursana on Mount Khurungui (near Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. From Johnson’s Atlas of the world, 1869. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. ...
A 1977 Chinese propaganda poster depicting Vice Presidents Deng Xiaoping (left) and Ye Jianying (right) presiding over a session of the Central Military Commission. In the background is the ...
Plan of the foreign properties at Foo-chow | Fuzhou Nantai zhi tu Cadastral map. Shows buildings along Min Jiang in Nantai, Fuzhou. Property owners are recorded in English. Pen-and-ink ...
[甘肃與圖] | Map of Gansu Province Scale ca. 1:500,000. Title supplied. Shows mountains, rivers, and lakes of Gansu Province. Relief shown pictorially. Pictorial map. Available also through the Library ...
This portrait depicts Chiang Kai-shek, the Generalissimo and leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) party in China for much of the 20th century. The image is a classic portrait from ...
Chinese propaganda poster from approximately 1938, titled “Gala Parade for Generalissimo Jiang.” The man featured is Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Republic of China. The poster celebrates the Chinese ...
This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or fewer. Source Collection Minneapolis Institute ...
Appears in: Standard Atlas of the World, New York, 1897, p.126. At top margin: Rand McNally & Company’s At left corner: 126 “New 14 x 21.” LC copy stamped ...
Title: 大清一統天下全圖 English translation: Complete Map of the Unified China under the Qing Dynasty This rare Chinese map of the world is an important example of Chinese cartography from ...
Chinese artistic poster depicting a scene of community education or reading promotion. A young woman distributing books to a group of happy children, with a wooden box marked with ...
Motherland, a country of great rejoice Chinese propaganda poster celebrating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Features a young woman in northern peasant ...
The image adapts the traditional Confucian concept of filial piety to a modern socialist context, encouraging younger generations to care for their parents and grandparents through practical, everyday actions. ...
Chinese propaganda poster from the Cultural Revolution era (mid-20th century). The title at the top, Xīn èrshísì xiào, translates as the “New Twenty-Four Branches” (or New Twenty-Four Examples of ...
This Chinese poster is titled “The New Twenty-Four Exemplary Examples of Filial Piety.” This is a modernized version of a classic Yuan dynasty text, designed to promote moral values ...
This poster is a modern representation of Filial Piety (respect and care for parents and ancestors), based on the classic Chinese text *The Twenty-Four Examples of Filial Piety*. While ...
Peacock, from Chinese Beauty, Phoenix and Peacock – Painting by Tosa Mitsuoki (Japanese, 1617–1691).
Traditional Chinese New Year poster depicting Caishen, the God of Wealth. The artwork is rich in auspicious symbolism, designed to attract prosperity and protection to the home. The central ...
This image depicts the God of Military Wealth (Wu Cai Shen), specifically a representation of Zhao Gongming riding a tiger. The God of Military Wealth is frequently invoked by ...
Producing more steel for a beautiful future (melting steel sparkles blossom like flowers) Chinese propaganda poster, titled “Gang Hua Nu Fang Chun Lan Man”, translates as “Molten steel sparks ...
This type of depiction of galloping horses is a classic theme in Chinese art, symbolizing vitality, progress, and rapid success. Similar works, such as the famous Eight Horses by ...