Print - Express Thanks To Your Server - A4 - Migration Museum Shop

Print - Express Thanks To Your Server - A4

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Title
Framing

A unique print from The Steam Room.

It all started with Emperor Qian Long

The legend has it that Emperor Long used to travel amongst his people in disguise to get a feel of how everyday people were living. One time he went to a restaurant with one of his servants and actually poured his servant a cup of tea (which is unheard of for an Emperor at that time.) The servant had to show he was grateful but didn’t want to do a customary bow since it would blow the Emperor's cover, so he tapped his fingers on the table to show the Emperor that he was grateful.

  • Size: A4
  • Printed on 300gsm paper


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The Steam Room

44 years ago, a Hong Kong gentleman opened a Chinese Takeaway at 230 Kingsland Road. It was that same year when his son Tony arrived on the land of London.

After his father's retirement, Tony took over this shop space and opened a dry cleaning store called "THE STEAM ROOM".

Every morning since 2004, he worked away under the mechanical heat and sounds, his concentration replaced by the sweats on his forehead. He could remember the face of every garment's owner, just like how he's never forgotten his roots…

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