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

A woman and small child examine banners from a peddler. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.15)

A woman who is wearing a veiled traveling hat rides into the city. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.12)

A woman doing laundry and pouring water into the river. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.11)

A woman gazes at the river from a large ornamental window. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.11)

A woman and a child sitting besides a window of the boat.

A woman sitting in a palaquin, probably the wife of the official riding on a horse behind her, is looking at the busy street from the window of the palaquin.

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

A woman plays with a small child. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.6)