China Chinese Collection

"Usual method of carrying a pig". Two Chinese men carry a pig in a wicker cage suspended from a pole
UIG5418887 "Usual method of carrying a pig". Two Chinese men carry a pig in a wicker cage suspended from a pole

Petty criminal in the stocks, Hong Kong, c.1905 (photo)
UIG5418883 Petty criminal in the stocks, Hong Kong, c.1905 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A petty criminal sits with his ankles restrained in stocks)

Chinese merchants selling local products to rich Western tourists at the Wagon Lits Hotel in Beijing, China
AIS5377928 Chinese merchants selling local products to rich Western tourists at the Wagon Lits Hotel in Beijing, China, 1913 (illustration); © Iberfoto.

An itinerant shoemaker, Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418874 An itinerant shoemaker, Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: An itinerant shoemaker sits on a stool, smoking a long pipe at his street stall in Hong Kong)

An itinerant medicine man, Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418870 An itinerant medicine man, Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: An itinerant medicine man sits at a street stall selling various potions)

Scene with a musician playing the guhzeng. Embroidery on a Manila shawl, 19th century (embroidered textile)
AIS5370608 Scene with a musician playing the guhzeng. Embroidery on a Manila shawl, 19th century (embroidered textile); Textile Museum (Museu Textil i d'Indumentaria), Barcelona

"A meal by the wayside", Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418877 "A meal by the wayside", Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A Chinese street trader distributes food from a wooden bucket by the roadside)

portrait of Sun Yat-sen (1906-1967), first president of the Republic of China, c.1912 (photo)
JLJ4704723 portrait of Sun Yat-sen (1906-1967), first president of the Republic of China, c.1912 (photo); (add.info.: China, Peking, portrait of Sun Yat-sen (1906-1967)

Scene d'artisans fabriquant des boites en metal. Detail d'un vase peint, art chinois, periode Ming (1644-1911)
AIS5381466 Scene d'artisans fabriquant des boites en metal. Detail d'un vase peint, art chinois, periode Ming (1644-1911). Palais Golestan, Teheran (Iran).; © Iberfoto.

Ultimate phase of alchemical meditation, from an edition of the "Zhuangzi", 18th century (print)
AIS5356086 Ultimate phase of alchemical meditation, from an edition of the "Zhuangzi", 18th century (print); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Medecine chinoise : schema du corps humain avec points d'application des points d'acupuncture. Dessin
AIS5367886 Medecine chinoise : schema du corps humain avec points d'application des points d'acupuncture. Dessin; © Iberfoto.

Art chinois, periode Han : Tombe de la Princesse Yongtai, detail montrant les servantes de la princesse
AIS5335885 Art chinois, periode Han : Tombe de la Princesse Yongtai, detail montrant les servantes de la princesse. Fresque, 706Chine, Xian, Tombe de Li Xian Hui .; © Iberfoto.

Carte du monde (mappemonde) de 1763, reproduction supposee de la carte de l'eunuque chinois et explorateur maritime
UIG5426399 Carte du monde (mappemonde) de 1763, reproduction supposee de la carte de l'eunuque chinois et explorateur maritime Zheng He (Zheng-He ou Cheng Ho) (1371-1433)

Young girl sitting on a sofa, surrounded by her maids. Chinese influence painting, 15th century. Ottoman art
AIS5336630 Young girl sitting on a sofa, surrounded by her maids. Chinese influence painting, 15th century. Ottoman art. Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul

Goat ceramic sculpture representing the zodiac sign of the goat, Tang period, 618-907 AD (ceramic)
AIS5379421 Goat ceramic sculpture representing the zodiac sign of the goat, Tang period, 618-907 AD (ceramic); National Museum of Chinese History, Beijing; © Iberfoto.

A street trader offering a letter-writing service sits beneath a parasol at his makeshift stall
UIG5418889 A street trader offering a letter-writing service sits beneath a parasol at his makeshift stall. Hong Kong, China, circa 1903 by Unknown photographer

Chinese girls in a public garden in Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418869 Chinese girls in a public garden in Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Three Chinese girls, accompanied by an 'amah' (nursemaid)

A medicine stall in Hong Kong, c.1903
UIG5418872 A medicine stall in Hong Kong, c.1903 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: A man wearing a traditional Manchu hairstyle (coiffure mandchoue)

Translating the bible into Chinese, c.1818, engraving cierca 1953 (engraving)
UIG5418882 Translating the bible into Chinese, c.1818, engraving cierca 1953 (engraving); (add.info.: An engraving published circa 1853)

Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho)
FIA5373549 Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho); Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Laissons notre indestructible amitie vivre et se renforcer)

Genie of the evil of Taoist shamanism. Painting, Chinese art
AIS5363004 Genie of the evil of Taoist shamanism. Painting, Chinese art.; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Genie of the evil of Taoist shamanism. Painting, Chinese art)

The force at the core leading our cause forward is the Chinese Communist Party, 1967 (lithograph)
FIA5407395 The force at the core leading our cause forward is the Chinese Communist Party, 1967 (lithograph) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

A Lifetime of Revolution, a Lifetime of Studying the Works of Chairman Mao - Zhou Ruizhuang (*1930), 1966 (lithograph)
FIA5407389 A Lifetime of Revolution, a Lifetime of Studying the Works of Chairman Mao - Zhou Ruizhuang (*1930), 1966 (lithograph) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Raise High the Great Red Flag of Mao Zedong Thought to Carry Out to the End the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
FIA5407388 Raise High the Great Red Flag of Mao Zedong Thought to Carry Out to the End the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Mao Zedong's thinking sun (TSE Toung), 1967 (colour litho)
FIA5407337 Mao Zedong's thinking sun (TSE Toung), 1967 (colour litho) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mao Zedong: The world is yours, as well as ours, 1967 (lithograph)
FIA5407391 Mao Zedong: The world is yours, as well as ours, 1967 (lithograph) by Chinese School (20th century) ; Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

Chinese art: ritual bronze vase in the shape of an animal. Eastern Czech period (720-221 BC). Private Collection
JLJ4581128 Chinese art: ritual bronze vase in the shape of an animal. Eastern Czech period (720-221 BC). Private Collection by Chinese School

Map of the compasssole from a 16th century atlas, based on the original preserved in the library of the Museo Civico in
LSE4102206 Map of the compasssole from a 16th century atlas, based on the original preserved in the library of the Museo Civico in Venice by Italian School

Troubles in China: Admiral Frochots fleet has come to anchor in the port of Shanghai to keep the French consulate
XEE4185481 Troubles in China: Admiral Frochots fleet has come to anchor in the port of Shanghai to keep the French consulate. Engraving

A tea shop in China: coolies sorting tea leaves, late 19th century
LSE4086218 A tea shop in China: coolies sorting tea leaves, late 19th century by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

An Englishman martyred by Chinese: In order to demand a grudge from the English government
XEE4186092 An Englishman martyred by Chinese: In order to demand a grudge from the English government, Chinese criminals cut off a finger from the young woman to make their grudge request more

Civil war between nationalists and communists in China: after the communist unrest in Canton
XEE4134036 Civil war between nationalists and communists in China: after the communist unrest in Canton, the corpses of the victims are piled up on carts. Illustration of Damblans

The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho)
2798376 The Events in China, a Corpse Stripper Surprised by Soldiers of European Troops (colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Events in China)

Self Portrait in Traditional Chinese Costume (litho)
1730119 Self Portrait in Traditional Chinese Costume (litho) by Merimee, Prosper (1803-70); (add.info.: Self portrait of Prosper Merimee (1803-1870) french writer, here as a chinese)

In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho)
2777776 In the hell of Shanghai (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the hell of Shanghai)

The Chinese Route (Colour Litho)
2783750 The Chinese Route (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese route)

European Civilization in China, an Episode from the Life of a Garrison in Beijing (Colour Litho)
2798656 European Civilization in China, an Episode from the Life of a Garrison in Beijing (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Victims Of Duty, Russian Sentinels At The Borders Of Manchuria Killed By The Intense Cold (Colour Litho)
2798756 The Victims Of Duty, Russian Sentinels At The Borders Of Manchuria Killed By The Intense Cold (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Frontpage of French newspaper "Le Petit parisien"January 13, 1900 : on the road toward Pao-Ting-Fou
1729115 Frontpage of French newspaper " Le Petit parisien" January 13, 1900 : on the road toward Pao-Ting-Fou : under command of General Bailloud

Cover of the score for the opera Turandot c. 1926 (engraving)
LRI4628121 Cover of the score for the opera Turandot c. 1926 (engraving) by Metlicovitz, Leopoldo (1868-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1867 (engraving)
1729072 Chinese Pavilion, Paris World Fair, 1867 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: World fair, Paris, 18967 : chinese pavilion, engraving)

Heng Tsu or Kangxi, Emperor of China at his Writing Desk
1729112 Heng Tsu or Kangxi, Emperor of China at his Writing Desk by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty - Kangxi Period (1662-1722); (add.info.: Heng Tsu or Kangxi (1654-1722) emperor of China in 1661-1722

Bicycles in Shangai, 1900 (ink & colour on paper)
1729114 Bicycles in Shangai, 1900 (ink & colour on paper) by Chinese School (20th century); (add.info.: Chine: les premieres bicyclettes a Shangai en 1900)

Boxer Revolt (1899-1901): Italian troops return to Pekin, 1900 (Boxer rebellion, italian army entering in Beijing)
ELD4864445 Boxer Revolt (1899-1901): Italian troops return to Pekin, 1900 (Boxer rebellion, italian army entering in Beijing)

Rare Imperial dress in Kesi woven with gold, silver and copper threads, Longpao
7261725 Rare Imperial dress in Kesi woven with gold, silver and copper threads, Longpao by Chinese School, Qing dynasty (19th century); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Group of Chinese, 1793 (Watercolour)
7261419 Group of Chinese, 1793 (Watercolour) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); 22.2x20.3 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Group of Chinese, China; Drawing; Alexander)

A View in China, 1793 (Watercolour)
7261551 A View in China, 1793 (Watercolour) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); 22.9x15.2 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: A View in China; Watercolour; Alexander, William)

Group of Chinese, 1793 (Watercolour)
7261676 Group of Chinese, 1793 (Watercolour) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); 15.9x20.3 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Group of Chinese)

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"China Chinese: A Journey through History and Culture" Step into the rich tapestry of China's past with these captivating glimpses into its art, history, and people. Immerse yourself in the world of ancient Chinese art as you marvel at a ritual bronze vase shaped like an animal from the Eastern Czech period. This exquisite piece, dating back to 720-221 BC, showcases the craftsmanship and creativity that flourished during this time. Explore the vastness of China's landscape with a map from a 16th-century atlas, revealing the intricate details of a compasssole preserved in Venice's Museo Civico library. Let your imagination soar as you trace ancient trade routes and imagine adventurers navigating uncharted territories. Witness troubled times in Shanghai as Admiral Frochots fleet anchors to protect the French consulate. An engraving from "Le Petite Journal illustrious" transports us back to September 14, 1924 when tensions ran high amidst political unrest. Delve into Germany's industrial prowess in the 1930s with a black-and-white photograph capturing an earthenware factory. Marvel at human ingenuity as workers shape clay into beautiful creations that would adorn homes around the world. Meet Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet Ukrainian agronomist whose groundbreaking work revolutionized agriculture. His black-and-white portrait reminds us of his significant contributions to science and his lasting impact on farming practices. Experience everyday life in China through snapshots frozen in time - coolies meticulously sorting tea leaves late in the 19th century or unfortunate victims enduring famine and typhus caused by prolonged droughts. These illustrations from "Le petit journal illustrious" transport us to different eras while highlighting both resilience and hardship faced by ordinary people. Uncover darker chapters such as religious persecution witnessed through engravings depicting massacres inflicted upon Christians or preparations for martyrdom endured by French missionary priest Augustus Chapdelaine in Sy-lin-hien.