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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…

Upper detailed view of His Lord's Mansion.

A woman traveling on a donkey, accompanied by two male servants. The women's headdresses indicate they are not well-off, as does the fact that they ride donkeys, and not in sedan-chairs. Yet because they are not on foot, the viewer realizes they are…

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" (趙太丞家). The other signs advertise cures for various ailments. The…

The tow-rope reaches its end on the path above the river, where five trackers are pulling it upstream, against the current. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.12)

Detailed view of the right part of the wooden carving: fighting scene