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Show th crude design pictured a thelft. Thisprinting block was cut in Peking in pear wood an one styl of mock-money used in Northe China. The five charactersa the top of th design (3 s %5 98 Ji) conve the mesPing, 10,000 cash forall time. The character wuhmrhc ‘double circles epresents treasire (2§i), gold (), and slver (gR). Th ( the bottomof the print are 10 doub ant to represen the three plane figfi),mmdy Tao ,:hegoduflungmlyq,g), Ty'ai Shi 7 (1t o) denoting hhlm wealth,and happiness. The orna Bier o probably replicas, crudely-drawn, of perforated meta kbt cords, while the €€0tral design may represent ancient silve ce-metal ingots shaped to resemble the shoes worn on the bound fect o women. Spgclmcnsnflh;/maat/n‘r/; ien (4 4% 8%) are given on page Digitlimage© 2004 Marriott Library, Universtty of tah. Al rightsreserved |