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. Ayutthaya, Thailand
2. Dora Eng, mil in HK
3. Java – Yogyakarta 日惹
4. Saigon 西贡 Vietnam
5.  A building in Miami
6. Miami’s Cubata
7. SheShan 佘山
8. I’ll Find You a Better Home 安家
9. Florida 2023
10. New Yorker, 2017
11. Cairo Egypt
12. Suzhou 桃花坞西大营门 mix/match
13. Tian’ai Lu 山阴路 near 甜爱路, Shanghai
14. Haining 北海宁路
15. One-of-a-kind, fm Egypt
16. Shen’s garden 沈家花园, Shanghai
17. Hefei Road in Huangpu 黄浦区合肥路
18. 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.