QX #115/165, #123; #173b  

_{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. Colors were made to order.

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

I salvaged this eight pointed octagonal star 八角星 and the other two before the sale of her home. Apparently, this design was very popular, can be found in so many homes nowadays. The diamond border/border corner is #173, #174 respectively.

Seen elsewhere:

1. Java – Yogyakarta 日惹
2. Saigon 西贡 Vietnam
3.  A building in Miami
4. Miami’s Cubata
5. SheShan 佘山
6. I’ll Find You a Better Home 安家
7. Florida 2023
8. New Yorker, 2017
9. Cairo Egypt
10. Suzhou 桃花坞西大营门 mix/match
11. Tian’ai Lu 山阴路 near 甜爱路, Shanghai
12. Haining 北海宁路
13. One-of-a-kind, fm Egypt
14. Shen’s garden 沈家花园, Shanghai
15. Hefei Road in Huangpu 黄浦区合肥路
16. Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳, Beijing

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

 

Also seen

    

The following photos ⇓ are from Feng Guoyin 冯国鄞

    

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The diamond border/border corner is #173, #174 respectively.