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A #EYASurprise in Persian poetry ms 46453 is a snake skin! It came to London in the 1920s via St Petersburg. We think it may have been used to ward off pests and rodents from eating the manuscript.
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The Chōsen shisetsu gyōretsu zukan handscroll painting shows a procession of Korean Ambassadors on a visit to Japan in 1655. It is over 12 metres long! #EYASurprise ow.ly/AtCf50ZwzJ0
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One of the more unusual items in our collections is a lock of hair belonging to James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission! #EYASurprise
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Example of mail art by Hassan Musa. These small-scale works are sent through the regular mail as “free art” to surprise friends and all persons who glimpse at them along the way and afterwards #EYASurprise #https://archives.soas.ac.uk/records/MS_381333
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A view of Mount Fuji from under Mannen Bridge by Hokusai Katsushika, c. 1830 #EYAArchitecture ow.ly/eoLF50ZriBb
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Chinese post office at Nanning photographed early C20th by Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland, officer in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service. #EYAArchitecture ow.ly/BO1W50ZriiR
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Nyatapol temple is one of the few traditional buildings in Bhaktapur that survived the 2015 earthquake intact. Photo by cIRcle, Uni of British Columbia Library, 2018 as part of a project to document the aftermath of the earthquake. #EYAArchitecture
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Photograph of the Augustus Bridge and Dresden cathedral, Dresden, Germany taken by tea merchant, John C Oswald in 1887. #EYAArchitecture
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong. Photograph taken by Herny Rue c. 1910-1913 #EYAArchitecture #https://digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents/Detail/r.c.-cathedral-hong-kong/204650
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Plans for the new Philips building on the main campus of SOAS, to house the library, offices, teaching rooms, sports facilities, and other dedicated spaces. Read more here about a recent project to catalogue these: ow.ly/9rN150ZlTRF #EYAArchitecture
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Plans by W. Deans Cowan showing front view and pulpit of church at Ambalavao, pulpit of church at Antranobrika, pulpit of church at Ivohidahy. A note on reverse of plan reads "The roofs are at present thatch, but we hope to have tiles. The walls are brick." #EYAArchitecture
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This photograph, taken by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, probably of the town of Cochin, shows an interesting mixture of architectural styles. The conical roof of the early Kerala temple is set against the tower of a colonial building and other roof tops. #EYAArchitecture
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Kuruma-ebi (prawns) and Aji (horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus, Caranx trachurus), from the first series of fish published by Eijudo, c.mid 1830′s, with a poem by Toshinoya Tomiharu. #EYAColourful digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents…
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This stunning painting of a fishing boat in India was painted by Gopal Ghose (1913-1980). #EYAColourful ow.ly/CqF450YYVe5
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We are delighted to announce that the newly arranged catalogue for the Methodist Missionary papers is now available online: archives.soas.ac.uk/records/…
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This beautiful lacquer binding shows a bird perched on a spray of roses and a butterfly on a dark chocolate ground. The centre bears the date 1165 AH (1751 CE) #EYAColourful digital.soas.ac.uk/Documents…
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This Japanese illustrated popular reader for children, 1916 tells the story of General Nogi. #EYAColourful ow.ly/6JcO50YYSM3
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This Mamluk tile reflects the growing impact of Chinese ceramics, most evident in the colour scheme mimicking Chinese blue-and-white ceramics of the Yuan and Ming dynasties. #EYAColourful ow.ly/4u4V50YYSBp
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We love this illustration of the African Grape Vine by missionary and scientist Richard Baron during his time in Madagascar, 1872-1907 #EYAColourful ow.ly/MLVP50YYRzr
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