This Chee Hsin cement tile was from Grandaunt Lily’s siheyuan in Beijing.
The specs are 77/8″ 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 stars 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.
- New Yorker, 2017
- Suzhou 桃花坞西大营门 mix/match
- Tian’ai Lu 山阴路 near 甜爱路, Shanghai
- Haining 北海宁路
- One-of-a-kind, fm Egypt
- Shen’s garden 沈家花园, Shanghai
- Hefei Road in Huangpu 黄浦区合肥路
- 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.
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The following photos ⇓ are from Feng Guoyin 冯国鄞
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