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Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Fleur de Thé

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Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e

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Title
Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e
Additional title: Types dramatiques
Names
Draner, 1833-1926 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Fleur de Thé

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1868
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Dra Fle 1
Topics
Lecocq, Charles, 1832-1918. Fleur de thé
Entertainers -- France -- 19th century
Laurençot, Charles-Henri-Ladislas, 1805-1862
Désiré, 1823-1873
Genres
Prints
Notes
Biographical/historical: The opéra-bouffe Fleur de Thé (music, Charles Lecocq; libretto, Alfred Duru and Henri Chivot) was first presented at the Théâtre de l'Athénée, rue Scribe, Paris, in 1868. Its costumes were designed by Draner, who also made these prints. The opera is set in Peking, where Tien-tien (played by Désiré) is the chief of police and father to the titular character Fleur de Thé. Ka-o-lin (played by Léonce), captain of the Tigers, is her betrothed.
Biographical/historical: Fleur de Thé is said to be the first successful work of French composer Alexandre Charles Lecocq, who is probably best remembered for his comic opera La fille de Madame Angot (1873).
Biographical/historical: Draner was the pseudonym of the artist Jules Renard, a Belgian-born painter, illustrator, and caricaturist who also worked as a stage designer for various European theatres.
Statement of responsibility: [signed] Draner
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 26 x 19 cm or smaller
Description
Depiction of the characters Tien-tien and Ka-o-lin in Charles Lecocq's opéra-bouffe Fleur de thé. Both characters appear in one print, which shows them dressed in a westerner's interpretation of Asian garb, probably exaggerated for comic effect. Tien-tien, at left, wields an open fan; Ka-o-lin wears an enormous curved sword.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759057
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 93674f80-0529-013f-c856-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1833: Creator Born
  • 1868: Issued
  • 1926: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e344a050-ed37-0133-31fa-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e344a050-ed37-0133-31fa-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1868). Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e344a050-ed37-0133-31fa-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e344a050-ed37-0133-31fa-00505686a51c | title= (still image) Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e, (1868) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Tien-tien & Ka-o-lin dans 'Fleur de Thé' acte 1e