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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 woman rides on a horse to the city.

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

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

A woman traveling on a horse, accompanied by several servants. Her way is blocked by a procession of ox-drawn carriages. One of her servants is shouting at the drivers to get out of the way.

A woman traveling out of the city on a donkey.

A woman servant with her hair in a bun brings a bowl from the restaurant in the center of the scene to her mistress seated in the sedan chair. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.18)

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

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

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.