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Ink blotter [unknown]

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Cloth ink blotter in the shape of a Chinese man with an accompanying poem reading "Behold a queue--rious Chinaman,/With a tail as long as a black-and-tan,/The mission of this cheerful Chink,/Is to separate your pen and ink.".

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Title
Ink blotter
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
[not before 1920]
Description
Cloth ink blotter in the shape of a Chinese man with an accompanying poem reading "Behold a queue--rious Chinaman,/With a tail as long as a black-and-tan,/The mission of this cheerful Chink,/Is to separate your pen and ink.".
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Race discrimination
Genre
Ink
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC_AR_00479
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-AR-00479
Date Available
2018-05-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0366364
Category
The Asian experience in North America
RBSCLocation
Box 461
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/