Tag Archives: China

Daoist monk from Baiyunguan Temple

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

A Taoist monk whom I met in Pai Yun Kuan and again later on the sacred mountain of Hua Shan in central China to which… More

Calligraphy and painting scroll mounting workshop

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

Chinese scroll paintings are executed on flimsy paper or silk and must be mounted on protective pieces of silk. Fine paintings are generally kept… More

A carpet weaver at work, Peking

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Craft work in all its diversity was something that never ceased to fascinate me. The tradition of fine craftsmanship, derived from Peking’s long history as… More

Woman having her hair braided, Hong Kong, 1946-47

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Job number: 05-0208 Hedda Morrison Website-Copywork

Date of photography: 23-11-2005

This photograph of a woman having her hair braided by a street beautician was taken by Hedda Morrison in Hong Kong in late 1946… More

Young apprentice in a papermaking workshop

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Craft work was often localised in certain areas of the city… Boys started their apprenticeship at an early age and, since the workers generally remained… More

Ritual procession of Buddhist nuns

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

In my later years in Peking I often visited a small Buddhist nunnery in the West City to talk to the nuns and to watch… More

Boy and Water Buffalo

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Iwona Hetherington

P3095-31 Glass lantern slide, "Boy & Water Buffalo", a boy on the buffalo, hand coloured glass / paper, Rev. Cannon, China, 1930

This is yet another image from the collection of hand coloured lantern slides donated to the Museum in 1978 by the Australia – China Society.… More

A Chinese bow

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This beautiful hand-coloured glass lantern slide is part of a collection of images that depict aspects of China in the early 20th century, including historical… More

A noodle stall on the footpath

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Paula Bray

This image is from a set of hand coloured lantern slides by Serge Vargassoff taken in China from 1910s to 1940s. Serge Vargassoff(1906-1965) is a… More

Shoe street, Dashala, Peking

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kathy Hackett

Stalls and markets were only two forms of retailing. There were also large permanent shops engaged in particular trades. Some trades were grouped together…Shops were… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.