Feng Shui Garden

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Feng Shui Garden

Entry/Object ID

2011.61.N0018

Description

Photograph negatives depicting scenes from a Feng Shiu garden. The first bunch of negatives depicts a round cat statue surrounded by plants and flowers. Others depict a curving brick path surrounded by plants. A woman and a small child stand on the path in some of these with their backs to the camera. Still others show a close up of a flower. There is also a paper with a Request Information on it in the same envelope as the negatives. Handwritten notes cover the back of this page. (front side) Request Information Today's date: 4/23 Requested by: Joe Reporter assigned: Gary Date of event: set up an appointment Time: your choice Address: __ Cook Road, Yountville Yount St. turns into Yount Mill Rd. headed toward the Silverado Trail. Just over the bridge, Cook Road is to the left. call to confirm directions Contact name: Marilyn Harris. Are we expected? She knows you are going to call Story Information: This is a story about Feng Shui and garden setups. Sean Xenja, Feng Shui Master, did this woman's garden. Joe wants pictures to supplement what we already have from Sean X. Additional information: Section the story will run in: Napa and the World if the pictures work out. UpValley if not. Photographer assigned: 3:00 PM SEAN (back side) #1 Cat acts as official greeter #2 Round stones (original stones taken from George Yount's grist mill...1800's #3 Bird Habitat for creatures encouraging them into garden.... --> lovers tree #4 various fruit trees -- planting plants for food + environment #5 path is meandering (symbolizes peace and tranquility) #6 -Lambs ears- #7 -

Collection

Napa Register Negatives

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 26, 2001

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Negative, Sheet Film

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Gardens

Create Date

March 11, 2022

Update Date

July 26, 2022