In the 1850s, Westerners saw Asia and China's social scene paintingIn the period when photography was not invented, painting records reflected social life and historical events, wh...

Period:Unknown Production date:2ndC-3rdC (circa) Materials:fired clay Technique:mould-made, incised, Subjects:griffin Dimensions:Height: 5.84 centimetres Description: Fragmentary f...

Old photos | Old photos of life and scenery of the late Qing Dynasty in Beijing in 1874老照片 | 北京1874年清朝末人物生活及风景老照片 天坛的坛门 两位剧曲演员，一位扮演穿着汉代服饰的...

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1736-1795 Materials:porcelain Technique:glazed Subjects:bird Dimensions:Height: 4.15 inches Description: Figure (parrot-shaped). Made of turquoi...

This article is specially used to collate and release the old photos of Xiangtan. In the process of collating the old photos, the clearer photos of Xiangtan will be released here o...

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC Materials:ivory Technique:carved Subjects:daoism Dimensions:Height: 14.50 centimetres Description: Carved ivory figure of a Daoist immorta...

On January 4, 1909, an American geologist, Zhang Bolin, and his son, Luo Lin, set out from Chicago and arrived in Shanghai on February 2 of the same year. During his stay in China,...

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1751-1800 (circa) Materials:porcelain, blanc de chine, Technique: Subjects:lotus throne buddha Dimensions:Height: 34.50 centimetres Width: 14.50...

Period:Unknown Production date:8thC Materials:stucco, gold (?), Technique:painted, gilded, Dimensions:Height: 4.90 centimetres Width: 4.20 centimetres Description: Fragment of a st...

The old photos of Shanghai in 1931 are a glimpse of the prosperous Shanghai before the war. This group of photos were taken from the Japanese magazine Yadong Prints from August 192...