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Three lightly clad workmen put their loads down as they buy refreshments from a stand whose sign reading "Drinks" hangs from an umbrella. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.14)

A workman carrys a stack of trays on his shoulder.

A workman carries food stacked in steamers on his left shoulder along with a folding table in his right hand. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.18)

A small procession of donkeys carrying fuel in baskets. Led by one woodsman, and followed by another, the donkeys are just about to turn left so they can cross the bridge and so lead the viewer into the scroll. The trees along the path have not yet…

A wood work shop which makes bows and wooden barrels. A half-naked man is testing a bow in the shop.

A small wooden bridge in the rural area outside the city.

These wooden brackets are quite common in various types of wooden structures in imperial China. In the context of this painting, such bracket systems seem to appear on buildings that belong to the upper echelon of society, such as the official…

A woman rides on a horse to the city.

A woman traveling on a donkey, probably going out of the city, accompanied by her servants.