Box NRI2/8/14/1
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Sub-Fonds
Masks, c.1952-1985
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/14
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These are objects collected by, given to, or worn by Joseph Needham, Dorothy Needham and Lu Gwei-Djen. Objects given to the Needham Research Institute are catalogued as NRI 1
Dates:
c.1952-1985
File
5 clay models of Peking Opera masks, c.1952-1984
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/14/1
Scope and Contents
These are Peking Opera faces 京劇臉譜 of various martial characters: Ching Te [Jing De 敬德]; Wei Yen Shao [Xu Yanzhao 徐延昭]; Chang Hao [Zhang He 張郃]; Hsia Hou Chou [Xiahou Yuan 夏侯淵]; and Chiang Wei [Jiang Wei 姜維]. They are brightly painted and have long fabric beards. The names are inscribed on the back.
Dates:
c.1952-1984