Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼梦-幻觉离恨天 Hong Lou Meng-Huan Jue Li Hen Tian
Scope and Contents
Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼梦-幻觉离恨天 Hong Lou Meng-Huan Jue Li Hen Tian. Three manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center, one manuscript was stamped by 仙乐曲艺社 Sin Lok Music Art. The story tells that Lin Daiyu appeared in Jia Baoyu's dream after she died. They had a melancholy conversation about love. The story is inspired by the novel Dream of the Red Chamber, which includes the love line between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu who could not marry with each other in spite of their deep love.
Dates
- Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted.
Extent
6 Sheets : 2 copies of 5 and 6 pages legal size Cantonese opera music sheet 2 copies of booklet folded from the music sheet with covers ; Music sheet 9" x 14" Music booklet 9" x 7"
Language of Materials
Chinese
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository