Box NRI2/8/5/1-2
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Contains 2 Results:
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Souvenir fan from Hangzhou , 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/5/1
Scope and Contents
The fan is inscribed by Joseph Needham '13/9/64'. It is a souvenir fan, with a printed traditional picture of a girl on one side, and calligraphy (possibly hand-written) on the other. Joseph Needham's inscription reads: [symbol for Dorothy and Joseph Needham] 杭州 13 九64 四十年紀念, meaning that this is a souvenir bought in Hangzhou on 13 Sep. 1964, the date of their 40th wedding anniversary.
Dates:
1964
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Fan from the 2nd International Conference on Taoist Studies, Japan, 1972
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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/5/2
Scope and Contents
The fan is inscribed by Joseph Needham:
'2nd International Conference on Taoist Studies. Tateshina, Chino, near Suwa Nagano-Ken, Japan, Sep 1972'.
It is signed by many well-known scholars present at the Conference. Related workshop materials are held in the NRI archive.
Dates:
1972