{"id":863,"date":"2026-04-15T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=863"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:59:47","slug":"items-from-china","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/chester-f-wood-1914\/gallery\/items-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Items from China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These are some items brought by Chester Wood from China when he travelled around. The items presented here were mainly given by local Christians, students and friends. These are all manufacts in China and their specific Chinese style tells different stories behind each one of these. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tangseng-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tangseng-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tangseng-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tangseng-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tangseng.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of Taoist Gods in Chinese traditional tale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/stamps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-901\" style=\"width:562px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/stamps.jpg 867w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/stamps-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/stamps-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stamps with sculptures of different mythical animals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/monkey-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/monkey-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/monkey-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/monkey-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/monkey.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pu Shiu (Kirin&#8217;s son)&#8217;s artifact<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164259-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164259-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164259-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164259-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164259.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A silk-made portrait of a Paifang gate near an institution in Hangzhou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tieguanyin-1-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tieguanyin-1-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tieguanyin-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/tieguanyin-1.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Bodhisattva statue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260424164108.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\" 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https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215751-768x708.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215720-1024x852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215720-1024x852.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215720-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215720-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Weixin-Screenshot_20260507215720.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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