QX #115/#165, #123

^{Guanfang Hutong, Beijing}

This Chee Hsin cement tile was from Grandaunt Lily’s siheyuan in Beijing. The specs are 7^7/8″ square, 1″ thick and 3.85 pounds in weight. I salvaged this eight trapezoids 八角星 and the other two before the sale of her home.

Apparently, this design was very popular because it could be found in so many homes nowadays. Colors were made to order.

• #115, central tile
• #123, border/trim tile
• #124, corner tile

Seen elsewhere:

• Shen’s garden 沈家花园
• Hefei Road in Huangpu 黄浦区合肥路
• Mei Lanfang

The following three photos ⇓ L to R: Beijing, Mei Lanfang, Lily‘s and courtesy of Mr. Huang

 

The following photos ⇓ are from Feng Guoyin 冯国鄞