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A Uyghur Muslim in Qianlong's Court: The Meanings of the Fragrant Concubine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2010

James A. Millward
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In tokyo's fashionable roppongi crossing, just down the street from the Almond Cafe where urbanites converge to meet their dates, a sign over a Chinese restaurant bears two Chinese characters: Kō Hi (Xiang Fei).The establishment's menu and business cards display a portrait of a beautiful East Asian woman in Manchu dress; her expression is enigmatic. The restaurant's advertising describes a Chinese emperor's consort renowned for her miraculous fragrance, and promises equally aromatic culinary delights.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , May 1994 , pp. 427 - 458
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1994

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