Series VII: Harold Acton in China and the Far East
Subseries A: Harold Acton's residence in Beijing
Exterior (with HA), in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Neg. and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso "my cloister" by HA.
Exterior, central courtyard, in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Exterior, the courtyard, in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and print, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Exterior, the garden in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Exterior, the garden in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and print, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Exterior, the garden in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Exterior in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Exterior of the studio in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and print, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Exterior, the garden in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Neg.and two prints, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Exterior, the garden in the snow, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Neg.and print, by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Exterior, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "my courtyard on a windy day".
Exterior, 1934, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HMA "Harold's Peiping courtyard 1934".
Exterior, ca. 1934, inclusive
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Annotated on the verso by HA "outside of my main hall".
Exterior, ca. 1934, inclusive
Exterior, inner courtyard with lotuses, undated, inclusive
Exterior, inner courtyard, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso "lotuses in my inner courtyard".
Exterior, inner courtyard with lotuses, ca. 1934, inclusive
Exteriors, mounted prints, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Oversize, VII.A.1. folder 365.
Interior, carved moon-gate in drawing room, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA "carved moon-gate, right of the big Salon - K'ung Hsi period scrolls behind. Central fireplace left covered by screen".
Interior, carved moon-gate in drawing room, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Subseries B: People
1. Indentified
Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Also called Prince Pu Ro, an excellent calligrapher and painter who died in 1994. Younger brother of the last Emperor of China, photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA.
Prince P'u Ju painting with two of his daughters, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, [and also by Laurence Sickman].
Family of Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Family of Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1934, inclusive
General note
Neg.and print, annotated on the verso by HA "Prince P'u Ju's children and nephews".
Anna May Wong, ca. 1936, inclusive
Anna May Wong, ca. 1936, inclusive
Anna May Wong in HA's residence in Beijing (at 2 Kung Hsien Hutung, or Gong Xian Hutong), after 1936, inclusive
General note
After 1936. Annotated by HA on the verso "the door to my main courtyard immediately facing main hall - kitchen and servants quarters in small courtyard with so-called cypresses between empty buildings (stable) at the end beyond rickshaw".
Anna May Wong, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso "Anna May in my garden - lotus pond behind".
Anna May Wong with four others, 1938, inclusive
General note
Dated on the verso.
Anna May Wong, ca. 1938, inclusive
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Annotated on the verso "just outside my study opening into garden".
[Yang Shao Chi] with a child and baby, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated by HA on the verso: "My 'Number One' with his offspring" ('number one' was the western term for servant).
[Yang Shao Chi] with a child and baby, ca. 1936, inclusive
Shelley Lee, 1934, inclusive
General note
With dedication on the verso.
Shelley Lee, 1949, inclusive
General note
With dedication on the verso.
Wang Changshu, 1934, inclusive
General note
With dedication on the recto dated September 1, 1934.
H.H. Hu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
With dedication on the verso.
[Bonna], ca. 1936, inclusive
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With dedication on the recto.
[Bonna], ca. 1936, inclusive
[Dennis and Chee Hung], 1990, inclusive
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With dedication on the verso, dated: December 11, 1990, Color print of a wedding party.
[Chen Shi-Hsiang], ca. 1936, inclusive
2 unidentified
Unidentified, ca. 1934-1938, inclusive
General note
Many taken outside HA's residence in Beijing.
Subseries C: Places
1 Beijing
District close to HA's residence at 2 Kung Hsien Hutung, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "disused temple now a courtyard round the corner from my house".
District close to HA's residence at 2 Kung Hsien Hutung, ca. 1936, inclusive
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One annotated on the verso by HA "street in my neighbourhood".
Beijing, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
One annotated on the verso by HA "disused palace behind 'Coal Mill'
[Mt. Jinshan in the Western Hills outside Beijing], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Including 5 negs.
Prince P'u Ju's residence, the Kung Wang Fu, ca.1936, inclusive
General note
Now known as the Gong Wang Fu and open to the public: the 18th century Jesuit gateway. Photo by Ann Watkins Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. Annotated on the verso by HA, [and also by Laurence Sickman]. Published in "Memoirs of an Aesthete" paperback edition 1984.
Prince P'u Ju's residence, the Kung Wang Fu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Now known as the Gong Wang Fu: the 18th century Jesuit gateway, neg.and two prints, one annotated on the verso by HA "Baroque gate beside archery gallery in the Kung Wang Fu".
Prince P'u Ju's residence, the Kung Wang Fu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Now known as the Gong Wang Fu, one annotated on the verso by HA "the dried up pool with pavilion, Kung Wang Fu" and "Prince P'u Ju's garden in lilac time, Kuan Yu T'ai, or Terrace for Watching the Fish". (Neg. and three prints). Photo by Ann Watkins Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York, [one also annotated on the verso by Laurence Sickman].
Prince P'u Ju's residence, the Kung Wang Fu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Now known as the Gong Wang Fu: the rockery, annotated on the verso by HA "long painted 'gallery' and rockery Kung Wang Fu", and "Yao Yuch T'ai, or Terrace to invite the Moon". Neg.and prints. Photo by Ann Watkins Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York. One also annotated on the verso by Laurence Sickman.
Prince P'u Ju's residence, the Kung Wang Fu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Now known as the Gong Wang Fu. 2 negs. and prints. Annotated on the verso by HA. Photo by Ann Watkins Inc. 77 Park Avenue, New York.
Bei Hai Park, 1936, inclusive
General note
This was opened to the public in 1925 and is still open.
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Ching Hsin Chai (Studio of Restful Mind) - favourite …of Empress Dowager Tzu Hai I - Pei Hai Park".
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Ching Hsin Chai".
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
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Annotated on the verso by HA "Ching Hsin Chai".
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
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Annotated on the verso by HA "Wu Lung T'ing (now tea houses) in Pei Hai".
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
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Some annotated on the verso by HA.
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
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One annotated on the verso by HA "pavilion with imperial tablet in Chung Hai".
Bei Hai Park, ca. 1936, inclusive
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The 18th century dragon screen, two annotated on the verso by HA.
[Bei Hai Park], ca. 1936, inclusive
Forbidden City (the Hall of Supreme Harmony), ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Chief throne room, Forbidden City", with people, including a group dressed in western style.
Temple of Heaven, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Pagodas [in the Summer Palace, Beijing], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Ming Tombs outside Beijing, ca. 1936, inclusive
Bei Hai Park, 1986, inclusive
General note
Color print annotated on the verso and dated 1986 "Remember Pei Hai? It's the only place that hasn't changed much…".
Chienmen tower, 1986, inclusive
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Color print annotated on the verso and dated 1986 "They tore up the grand old city wall. Chienmen tower is the only part left. Too bad".
[Beijing], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
6 Negs. and prints.
2 China (excluding Beijing and environs) and the Far East
China: Canton, ca. 1932-1936, inclusive
General note
1932 or 1936 when on both occasions HA stayed at the Victoria Hotel. Two annotated on the verso by HA.
China: Macau, ca. 1932, inclusive
General note
When HA stayed at the Hotel Riviera. One annotated on the verso by HA "ruined façade of church of Immaculate Conception, vulgarly called S. Paul's, Macau", and another "Dominican church, Macau", some postcards captioned on the recto. Since 1999 Macau has been a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. Prints mentioned by HA in a letter from Hong Kong to his mother 30 June, 1932.
Indonesia: Bali, ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Goenoeng Agoeng, Bali's Olympus", "Balinese temple", scenes of a funeral, annotated on the verso by HA "Around the coffin", "Burnt offerings", "King's graves and Rock monastery (Goenoeng Kawi), "Balinese dancers". Postcards captioned on the recto, and one dated on the verso 1935.
Indonesia: Java, Prambanan and Borobodur, ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Japan: Keijo (now Seoul in South Korea), ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Postcards captioned on the recto.
Japan: Kamakura, ca. 1935, inclusive
Japan: Nara, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Postcards annotated on the verso or recto by HA.
Korea, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Color postcards of local costumes, and a shadow play at Solo (annotated on the verso by HA).
Thailand: Bangkok, ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
Thailand: Bangkok, Wat Phra Keo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
Some annotated on the verso by HA.
Thailand: Bangkok, Wat Benchamabopitr, ca. 1935, inclusive
Thailand: Bangkok, Sapan Han bridge, the bridge at Wat Benchamabopitr, and a floating market, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Thailand: Bangkok, Wat Arun, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Thailand: Wat Po, ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
Some annotated on the verso by HA.
[Thailand], ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
Vietnam (Hanoi), Chua Motcot (One Pillar Pagoda), ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
This was destroyed by the French in 1954 but has since been rebuilt.
Vietnam (Hanoi), Temple of Confucius, ca. 1932-1935, inclusive
General note
Now called Temple of Literature - Van Mieu. Some annotated on the verso by HA.
Far East, ca. 1930s, inclusive
General note
Unidentified.
Subseries D: Artwork
T'ang horse, ca. 1938, inclusive
General note
Purchased by HA in 1938 and deposited by him in the Peking branch of a New York bank the day before he left China for good. In 1950 it was in San Francisco, and in March 1953 in the Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City. See correspondence between HA and Lawrence Sickman, 1950.
Oversize, VII.D.2. folder 366.
Landscape by Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated by HA on the verso "(Author's Collection)". Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. New York.
Monkey by Prince P'u Ju, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated by HA on the verso "imitated from Northern Sung Dynasty painting (Author's Collection)…". Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc. New York.
Chinese scroll, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA: "a long scroll, gold on blue background by Ch'u-Ying (or Ch'ou Shih-chou) Ming dynasty"(Cho Ying, or Chou Shi Zhou). The translation of the title is: "Longevity as towering as the mountain and happiness as endless as the sea". The signature reads "Qiu Ying made". Qiu Ying (1494-1552) from Suzhou was a popular painter but many fakes were produced of his works and this could be 18th century.
Chinese scroll, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Larger print of #115.
Oversize, VII.D.2. folder 367.
Painting, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Oversize VII.D.2. folder 367.
Exhibition of Chinese paintings in the interior of Rongbaozhai (or Jung Pao Chai) art shop in Liulichang, Beijing, ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Painting signed by Pu Ru (Xinyu, 1896-1963), ca. 1935, inclusive
Chinese painting, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Late Sung".
Wild Geese, by Pa Ta Shan Jen, 1946, inclusive
General note
Neg.and print. Annotated on the verso by HA "(Author's Collection)". Photo by Ann Watkins, Inc., 1946. This painting is reported as being in the Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City in March 1953.
Unsigned genre painting, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Probably late Ming/early Qing period (but anyway before the Kangxi period).
Details of unsigned genre painting #128, ca. 1935, inclusive
Portraits of Chinese actors, ca. 1935, inclusive
Lacquer work, undated, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "An artist in lacquer".
Portraits of Chinese actors, ca. 1935, inclusive
Hunting scene, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Rubbing from Nan-yang. The mask almost identical with that of the Wu-Sheng protagonist of Wu Sung Ta Hu.
Group of musicians, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Rubbing from a Han Dynasty bas-relief at Nan-yang.
Prints of flowers, undated, inclusive
Art object, ca. 1935, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the recto by HA "13th century Korean".
Subseries E: The Peking Opera
Ma Hsiang [Hsian]- Lin as Pai Shih, the White Snake Lady from Pai Shih Chuan (the actor is also identified as Mao Shih-Lai), ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Includes 8 negs. Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. The prints with '48' stamped on the verso are by Ann Watkins Inc., New York [and the others by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing]. One annotated on the verso by HA.
Hou Yung-K'uei as Lin Ch'ung in Lin Ch'ung's Escape by Night, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Includes 14 negs. Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. The prints with '48' stamped on the verso are by Ann Watkins Inc., New York [and the others by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing]. One annotated on the verso by HA, and two in Chinese.
Ma Hsiang [Hsian] - Lin as Ch'en Miao-Ch'ang, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Includes 6 negs. Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. The prints with '48' stamped on the verso are by Ann Watkins Inc., New York [and the others by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing].
Ma Hsiang [Hsian] - Lin as Ch'un - Hsiang, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. [prints by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing].
Hou Yung - K'uei as Kao Ch'ung, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Includes 11 negs. #205. includes a man 'offstage' [HA's servant]. Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. The prints with '48' stamped on the verso are by Ann Watkins Inc., New York, [and the others by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing].
Hou Yung-K'uei as Wu Sung and Ma Hsiang-lin as P'an Chin-Lien, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Including 5 negs. Taken in the porch of HA's residence in Beijing (2 Kung Hsien Hutung), between 1936 and 1939. The prints with '48' stamped on the verso are by Ann Watkins Inc., New York, [and the others by Serge Vargassoff, Beijing].
Hao Chên-chi in T'ou T'ao, stealing the peaches, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Shui Lien Tung, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Ting T'ien Hsi, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Chang Fei, ca. 1936, inclusive
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Lu Hua Têng, annotated on the verso by HA.
Ch'ung K'nei, subduer of demons in Huo P'an, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
An T'ien Hui, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Son Ping Shan (Li Yuan Pa), ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Ta Hu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Lin Ch'ung, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Shih Hsiu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Wu Sung Ta Hu, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Tiao Hua Chî, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Chen Ma Ch'ao, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Pen P'o, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Lien Hua Tao, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Hu Tsun, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA, and in Chinese.
Fan Li Hua, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Chao Chün Ch'u Tsai, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Tui Tao Pu Chan, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Ch'ang Shêng Tien, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Yu Pei T'ing, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Hsi Hsiang Chi, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Ch'in T'iao, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Yu Yuan Ching Mêng, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Han Shih-Ch'ang as Li Kuei-Chih and Pai Yün-Shêng as Chao Ch'ung in Ch'i Shuang Hui, ca. 1936, inclusive
Chin Hsiang Nao, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Hung Niang Hsi Hsiang Chi, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso in Chinese
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso in Chinese
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso in Chinese
Mei Lan-fang as Kuei-Ying and Wang Shao-Lou as Hsiano Ên in Chi'ing Ting Chio, 1937, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso "Mei Lan-fang". Kuei-Ying tries to restrain her father from going to the Ting Mansion in "Ch'ing Ting Chu", published on page 112 of "Famous Chinese Plays" by Arlington and HA, 1937 (annotated by HA for Oxford University Press in 1955 but not published.
Mei Lan-fang as Kuei-Ying, ca. 1936, inclusive
Mei Lan-fang, ca. 1936, inclusive
Mei Lan-fang as Lady Dongfang in the first part of "Rainbow Pass", ca. 1936, inclusive
Mei Lan-fang as Chao Nü, ca. 1936, inclusive
Mei Lan-fang, ca. 1936, inclusive
[Mei Lan-fang], ca. 1936, inclusive
Actor making himself up, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Kao Shêng-Lin as Huang Tien-Pa (announcing his name), ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Kao Shêng-Lin as Kao Têng, a despotic landlord, in "Yen Yang Lou", ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping, one annotated on the verso by HA.
Kao Shih-Shou as 'Flower Butterfly', ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping
Unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Hou Yung-K'uei as Sun Wu-K'ung in"An T'ien Hui", ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping. One annotated on the verso by HA "Hou Yung-K'uei as Sun Wu-K'ung, the Monkey god, from "An T'ien Hui" the story of which has been translated by Arthur Waley".
Hua Kuo Shan Mao Chien-Chi, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photo by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Mao Shih-Lai as Yün-chieh in "Hsiao Fang-niu", ca. 1936, inclusive
Li Wan-ch'un as Huang T'ien-pa, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
[Li Wan-ch'un], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
[Li Wan-ch'un], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Wang Fu-shan as Chu Kuang-Tsu, wearing a comedian's 'mai-i-chin' or 'horsetail cap', ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photo by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Mao Ch'ih-Lai as Lien Huan T'ao, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photo by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
Unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso "Pigsy".
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Actor making himself up, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Head of an unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Neg. and print.
Chinese acrobat, ca. 1936, inclusive
Unidentified actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso in Chinese.
Actors performing in a play, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
an unidentified actor, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso.
Actors performing in a play, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Photos by Serge Vargassoff, Peiping.
The Fu Lien Chêng company in Beijing in a performance of "Yü Chou Fêng", ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
One annotated on the verso by HA.
Neg. of print on page 9 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 11 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 13 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 14 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 16 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 25 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 27 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 32 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 50 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 51 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of print on page 53 of VII.F., ca. 1936, inclusive
Neg. of two actors, ca. 1936, inclusive
Japanese Theatre performance, Fukusuke-Nakamura, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
One annotated on the verso [by HA].
Japanese Theatre performance, ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA "Kicheimon".
[Japanese Theatre], ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
Annotated on the verso by HA.
Subseries F: Album of Photographs of The Peking Opera
Large format photos of the Peking Opera pasted onto the page., ca. 1936, inclusive
General note
On the inside cover is a 'Vargassoff' sticker, so presumably the prints are all by Serge Vargassoff of Beijing. The negatives of 11 of these are in VII.E.5., and some are duplicates of prints in VII.E. No captions, and some blank pages at the end.
