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Brackets displayed in the hall

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

Wooden carved bracket from the early Qing period (the second half of the 17th century)

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…

Wooden bracket for beam support from the late Qing period, representing the highly decorative style

The overview of the lattice in the middle of the hall

The bracket of the hall

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.