Dream of the Red Chamber-Dream of Hibiscus in Temple 红楼梦-梵宇梦芙蓉 Hong Lou Meng-Fan Yu Meng Fu Rong
File — Box: 1, Folder: 81
Identifier: 2009.015.134
Scope and Contents
Dream of the Red Chamber-Dream of Hibiscus in Temple 红楼梦-梵宇梦芙蓉 Hong Lou Meng-Fan Yu Meng Fu Rong. The story tells that Jia Baoyu's handmaid Qing Wen, who was expelled from Jia household, said farewell to Baoyu in his dream after she died. This story comes from the novel Dream of the Red Chamber, which provides a detailed, episodic record of life in the two branches of the wealthy, aristocratic Jia clan—the Rongguo House and the Ningguo House —who reside in two large, adjacent family compounds in the capital.
Dates
- Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted.
Extent
3 Sheets : 1 Copy of 3 pages legal size Cantonese opera music sheet ; Music sheet 9"x 14"
Language of Materials
Chinese
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository