China - Shanghai - Huxinting Teahouse (Huxinting Chashi)
Huxinting Teahouse (Huxinting Chashi), Shanghai, China. The pavilion was built in 1784 by cotton merchants as a brokerage house. In 1855 it became, and remains, a quintessential Chinese teahouse. Thought to be the influence for the building found on Blue Willow china and tableware
Picture No
10980359
Media ID
46702785
Size
5333px x 3410px
(5.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
