Hong Collection (#5)

Shanghai, China (oil on canvas)
PEM219464 Shanghai, China (oil on canvas) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

View of Canton, c. 1800 (watercolour and gouache on paper)
PEM216897 View of Canton, c.1800 (watercolour and gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

The Waterfront at Canton (oil on canvas)
AME119042 The Waterfront at Canton (oil on canvas) by Sunqua (19th century); 140.5x43.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

View of Canton, c. 1860 (ink & w / c on paper)
NP125955 View of Canton, c.1860 (ink & w/c on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); 17.2x24.1 cm; Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

The Hongs at Canton, c. 1855 (oil)
TAY195173 The Hongs at Canton, c.1855 (oil) by You Qua (fl.1840-80s); Private Collection; (add.info.: mercantile house or factory for foreign trade in China; ); eTaylor Gallery, London, UK; Chinese

The Hongs at Canton from the south east, with a regatta on the Pearl river (oil on canvas
1764856 The Hongs at Canton from the south east, with a regatta on the Pearl river (oil on canvas) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840); 103x138 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Samqua, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
940975 Portrait of Samqua, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Lamqua (b.1801); 63.5x83.8 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Punch bowl painted with warehouses or Hongs, Canton (Guangzhou), 1736-95 (porcelain)
3743373 Punch bowl painted with warehouses or Hongs, Canton (Guangzhou), 1736-95 (porcelain) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty - Qianlong Period (1735-96)

A large Hong bowl, c. 1785 (ceramic)
3718019 A large Hong bowl, c.1785 (ceramic) by Chinese School (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two large panels depict the Canton waterfront, flags flying above the Swedish)

I am strong
Joe B N Leung

A small old printing shop
Joe B N Leung

Back to the Future in Hong Kong
Jesús M. García

Pang Ung
Morning at Pang Ung lake, Pang Ung Mae Hong Son province, North of thailand. Patrick Foto

Shaping Up
Wayne Pearson

among HK buildings
Carmine Chiriacò

Public Gardens, Hong Kong, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

Public buildings, Hong Kong, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Fishing boats, Hong Kong, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

View from The Peak, Hong Kong, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Houses on the Peak, Hong Kong, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Waterfront, and ferry terminal, Hong Kong, circa 1900. Date: circa 1900

Steet scene, Hong Kong, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Street scene, Hong Kong, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Hong Kong - Itinerant Chinese Barber in the Street - offering a variety of services including shaving the head, back massage and scraping the eyelids! 1908

CHINA / HONG KONG C1890
Hong Kong: general street scene Date: circa 1890

FRENCH CAPTURE HONG-HOA
The French capture Hong-Hoa. Date: August 1884

Sedan Chair in Hong Kong 1857
Coolie chairmen in Hong Kong. Date: 1857

CHINA / HONG KONG C1840
Fort Victoria, Kowloon Date: circa 1840

CHINA HONG KONG 1856
Hong Kong harbour, from the land Date: 1856

Hong Kong Club illuminations
Hong Kong : Illumination of the Hong-Kong Club on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Date: 1870

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Vietnam, Hue, A stone statue of a man at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc

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Vietnam, Hue, Ceramic mosaic on a wall at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc

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Vietnam, Hue, Cong Gate at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc

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CHINA Hong Kong Cheung Chau Island Fish drying in front of harbour. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Harbour Harbor Cheung Chau Island

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CHINA Hong Kong View from Victoria Peak Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Victoria Peak Hong Kong China Chinese Asia Asian Far East

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CHINA Hong Kong Peak Tower Victoria Peak. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Peak Tower Victoria Peak Hong Kong China Chinese Asia Asian

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CHINA Hong Kong View from Victoria Peak Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Victoria Peak Hong Kong China Chinese Asia Asian Far East

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CHINA Hong Kong Financial District Queensway Lippo Tower. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Lippo Tower Queensway Financial Finance

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CHINA Hong Kong Financial District Garden Road Bank of China Tower. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Hong Kong China Chinese Asia Asian

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CHINA Hong Kong Exchange Square. Hong Kong Stock Exchange Towers 1 and 2. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Stock Exchange Hong Kong China

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CHINA Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong Cultural Centre Clock tower. Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Cultural Centre Center Kowloon Tsim Sha

Hong Kong - China - Double-decker Tram No. 20 - Shell Street / North Point
Hong Kong - China - Double-decker Tram No.20 - Shell Street/North Point. Date: circa 1925

Fairey Flycatcher amphibian N9937
Fleet air Arm Fairey Flycatcher amphibian N9937 of Eagle Flight, being recovered after a mishap near Hong Kong Date: circa 1925

Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge. Creator: Fan Hong
Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge

Woman wearing coolie straw hat, Aberdeen harbour, Hong Kong
A woman wearing a coolie straw hat sits among baskets on the harbourside of Aberdeen harbour, Hong Kong. She covers her face and takes a snooze Date: 1984

A barber prepares a client for a shave in Kowloon, Hong Kong
A barber prepares a client for a shave in the Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong Date: 1984

A Hakka woman carrying her infant child in a papoose
A Hakka woman carrying her infant child on her back in a papoose-style baby carrier with a strapped head guard. Hong Kong New Territories Date: 1984

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