Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Extent:
18 Drawings (visual works) (watercolor on mulberry paper, 11.75 x 14 inches)
Container:
Box 7339
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Watercolor drawings
Place:
Korea
East Asia
Date:
circa 1886-1887
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of eighteen (18) watercolor drawings of men and women in traditional dress. The drawings were collected by Rockhill in Korea circa 1887.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical / Historical:
William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914) was an American diplomat and a leading scholar in Chinese and Tibetan studies. From December 1886 to April 1887 he served as Chargé de Affaires in Korea.
Local Numbers:
USNM Accession 22822
USNM Catalog 131315
Variant Title:
Paintings showing Korean costumes
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Watercolor drawings
Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection consists of a woodblock print showing Beijing (Peking) within the city walls, oriented to the north. The print is probably a mid- to late-nineteenth century copy of a print from the Qing Dynasty (1796-1820). The map includes street names, various public buildings and structures, including palace grounds, temples, city walls and gates, and other points of interest. It is a popular print, intended for practical use by travelers. The map has been annotated in pencil with English transliterations of names of city gates. An English title "Plan of Peking" has also been added.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914) was an American diplomat and a leading scholar in Chinese and Tibetan studies. He served with the American Legation in Peking (Beijing) in the 1880s and was United States Ambassador to China from 1905-1909.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7151
NAA INV 10000007
USNM Accession 24520
USNM Catalog 152649
Variant Title:
Plan of Peking
Map of the Capital City
Restrictions:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Woodblock prints
Maps
Citation:
MS 7151 Shou shan quan tu [Map of Beijing], National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
Beijing (China)
Date:
September, 1905
Scope and Contents:
北京
Folio 36 verso, 1st photograph; Taken during a visit by American dignitaries including the President's daughter, Alice Roosevelt. This photo was taken between the 13th and 15th of September. Taken at the same location as A2009.02 2.36a.1 with American Minister to Beijing William Woodville Rockhill
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.36b.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
The Alice Roosevelt Longworth Collection of Photographs from the 1905 Taft Mission to Asia, FSA A2009.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1 Gelatin silver print (mounted into a disassembled photo album)
Type:
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Photographs
Place:
China
Beijing (China)
Date:
September, 1905
Scope and Contents:
北京
Folio 36 recto, 1st photograph; Taken during a visit by American dignitaries including the President's daughter, Alice Roosevelt. This photo was taken between the 13th and 15th of September.
Biographical / Historical:
McIntosh was better known as a fashion and society photographer before he joined the Taft Mission.
Local Numbers:
FSA A2009.02 2.36a.1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
The Alice Roosevelt Longworth Collection of Photographs from the 1905 Taft Mission to Asia, FSA A2009.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes wide-brimmed, black horsehair hat (kat); informal outer robe (turumagi); informal shoes (pal-maksin); and long tobacco pipe (changjuk or tambaettae).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (1)
NAA INV 08880100
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes blue skirt (nam ch'ima); light blue or jade-colored jacket (oksaek chŏgŏri); crown (chokturi); hairdo (nangja style); and ornamental hairpin (pinyŏ).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (10)
NAA INV 08880600
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes short outer robe (soch'angot); hairdo (kwimit-mŏri-style [literally, hair hanging behind ears] the style worn before the coming of age); and hair ribbon (tanggi or taenggi).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (11)
NAA INV 08880800
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes informal attire including red skirt (kwimit-mŏri) and yellow jacket (norang chŏgŏri) with dark red cllar and sleeve bands and tie ribbons.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.7339 (12)
NAA INV.08880900
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Official's costume includes official robe (kwanbok); official hat (samo); official dress shoes (mokhwa), and gold belt (kŭmdae). He is in a sedan chair (p'yŏng kyoja) and is with two official attendants and four chair carriers.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (15)
NAA INV 08881500
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Official's costume includes official robe (kwanbok) with double crane breast insignia; official hat (samo); official dress shoes (mokhwa), and gold belt (kŭmdae). He is in a sedan chair (p'yŏng kyoja) and is with two official attendants and four chair carriers.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (16)
NAA INV 08879800
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The scene is somewhat similar to 7339 (15) but this one shows the sedan chair with wheel (ch'ohŏn or illyunch'a) reserved for high ranking officials and the two attendants wear different costumes.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (17)
NAA INV 08880000
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The scene is of four men bearing a palanquin (sŭnggyo or kama), a means of transportation used solely by royalty and aristocrats and for a bridal carriage.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (18)
NAA INV 08880200
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes hat (paeknip [lit. white hat or natural colored, unblackened hat--not yellow hat]); formal outer robe (k'ŭnot or chijnyŏng); and formal shoes (t'aesahe).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (2)
NAA INV 08879900
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Costume includes conical head covering (kaltaegi or kaltagi); uniform (kkach'i tŭnggŏri); straw shoes (chipsin); flagger (najang); and flagging stick (chujang or ch'i).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7339 (6)
NAA INV 08880700
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
MS 7339 Watercolor drawings showing Korean dress, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
