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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Courtesan Dong 董小宛 Dong Xiao Wan

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: 2009.015.086
Scope and Contents

Courtesan Dong 董小宛 Dong Xiao Wan. All sheets were stamped by Lotus Art Club of Singing. The song is about a courtesan in late Ming Dynasty. She was born in 1624 in a wealthy family and died at 28 years old. When she was 15, their family business went bankrupt, which forced her to become a courtesan. She was later married to Mao Rao, who was a famous Chinese scholar.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1996-2009