National Anthropological Archives

MS 7606 Picture postcard

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7606
Creators:
ANONYMOUS
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Postcard
13.8x8.3 cm
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Postcard has figure of a Chinese man standing with a votive vessel filled with artificial fruits, probably Shoutao (lit. old-age peaches; cakes made in the shape of a peach [symbol of longevity] and presented on birthdays. The inscription presumably in the hand of collector read: This was made from Chinese postage stamps. Background is in watercolor.

Administration

Custodial History
Transferred to archives by Chang-su Houchins, November 3, 1994.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 7606, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7606

Local Note

Local Note
Information from Huey-ing Jeng, museum inter from George Washington University, and Chang-su Houchins, of the Department of Anthropology.


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