Sujet

The Chinese Question: the German Occupation of Kiao-Chau - German flagstaff...Tsingtan..., 1898. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Chinese Question: the German Occupation of Kiao-Chau [or Kaiochou] - German flagstaff erected in front of the Government House, Tsingtan, 1898. 'Facsimile Sketch by our Special Artist, Mr. Melton Prior. "The 'Yamen' (Government House) where the late Chinese General lived, is now occupied by the new German Governor and his officials, and outside this building is a wall with a most curious design of a dragon, etc., on it. Behind this wall a staging and flagstaff have been erected, and sentries posted - in fact, it is used as a signal station for the ships in the bay. The wall and dragon, I have heard, represent the Chinese precaution for keeping away evil spirits".' Melton Prior. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A15_195

Model release

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30.1Mo (3.1Mo) / 31.0cm x 24.3cm / 3665 x 2866 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany building people male man men symbolic Asia German arts bay flag flags protection country symbol China art Chinese guy occupation belief British geography defence superstition decoration decorative territorial protected defences dragon military war flagpole cannon cannons location century Colonial banner protect flag pole Britain protective newspapers press soldiers soldier print TERRITORY concept mythology decorated controversy B&W Flagstaff standard controversial 19th century mythical creature black & white black and white B W armaments nineteenth century Qingdao Tsingtao The Print Collector colonialism geographical feature Government House Illustrated London News imperialism mythical beast TGN ILN Melton Prior newspaper Shandong province Unknown occupied territory mythical creatures Prior Melton mythical beasts mythological creature 19th-century The Illustrated London News M. P. P. M. Jiaozhou Bay Kiao-chau Bay Concession Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory Partition of China Scramble for China Scramble for Concessions Kiao-Chau Kiao-chow Kiaochow Kiauchau Tsingtan Tsingtau