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Yang Family's Hospital, right next to the wholesale wine shop. Probably it deals with those who have hangovers in the wine shop.
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A hospital named "Official Zhao's House" (趙太丞家).Two women with their hair in buns consult a man. He may well be the pharmacist whose name appears on the sign above their heads: "Official Zhao's House"…
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Horseback riding is a popular means of land transportation. However, within the context of the painting, horseback riding seems to be restricted to the elite of society, such as officials or the literati. Note, also, while there are many wheel carts…
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Horseback riding was an apparently popular means of land transportation, as depicted in the painting. However, within the context of the painting, horseback riding seems to be restricted to the elite of society, such as officials or the literati.…
Created by: Bill B.
Horseback riding is a popular means of land transportation. However, within the context of the painting, horseback riding seems to be restricted to the elite of society, such as officials or the literati. Note, also, while there are many wheel carts…
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The Wang Family Paper Goods shop. The shop sells paper money and paper goods for worshiping ancestors and gods. Extending into the street is a paper multi-storey house. (Hansen,1996b, sec.8)
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A client consults a fortune-teller, whose stall advertises three different services: "determining auspicious days" (變轂), "fortune-telling" (看命), and "prognostication" (神課). (Hansen, 1996b, sec.18)
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This vegetable farm, though without anyone working on it, is the only sign of any settlement in the rural area depicted in the painting. Vegetable is apparently a staple items in all the shops throughout the city, in addition to being part of the…
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An extension on the roof top on this riverside structure, perhaps to guard against rain.
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This tower structure is apparently the de facto gate to the city. In the room of the top of the tower, there's a drum, and some have suspected that this is the drum tower of the city. Architecturally, this is by far one of the most complex and…
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