Raquet and fives courts, theatre and cemetery, Foochow

Title : Raquet and fives courts, theatre and cemetery, Foochow

Topic : J.C. Oswald collection

Location : Unknown

Date (start) : 1880

Estimated dates : 1880-1890

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on support : Raquet and Fives Courts Foochow Theatre Royal Raquet Court Fives Court

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Os01-001. Photo from an album (UoB reference Os01) kept in the School of Oriental and African Studies Archives, London (SOAS reference MS 380 876/1). The raquet court is in on the left; the fives court is on the right. The entrance to the 'Theatre Royal' is on the far left. A Chinese cemetery in the foreground. 'Fives' is a game for two or four players, in which a ball is struck by hand in a padded glove against the walls of the indoor court. Raquets or rackets is an indoor game similar to squash.

Keywords : Oswald;graveyard;cemetery;sport;leisure;theater;drama;performance;games;Fuzhou