Donor: Ilse Martin Fang / Materials: Paper (fiber product) / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Pair of spring couplets, accession number 9-21360a,b, described as Pair of spring couplets. Black ink on red paper. “May a thousand good omens gather like clouds, and a hundred kinds of happiness combine here; May you smoothly enter into a new spring and everything follow your heart’s (desire).” Strips 7 x 55.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Pair of spring couplets, accession number 9-21359a,b, described as Pair of spring couplets. Black ink on red paper, mounted in US 1975. “Together, Japanese, Mongolians, Manchurians and Chinese constitute an iron wall; As close neighbors, they will exterminate the Communists and strengthen this crucible.”

Hearst Museum object titled Pair of spring couplets, accession number 9-21352, described as Pair of spring couplets. On blue. Single character for good luck on bottom, purple tinted. Two columns of characters on top. 15 cm bottom character and 89 cm long couplets. Overall width 15 cm. Legend: “Careful to the end, and compliant throughout, (we observe) the ritual of the three years (of mourning). We pursue distant memories and recall constantly with all our heart.

Hearst Museum object titled Pendants, accession number 9-21367a-k, described as Eleven Pendants. Left to right: 1) Fish over gourd (the magician, Chung K’uei catches and/or releases evil spirits in his magic gourd). 2) Butterfly over gourd. 3) Goose over gourd. 4) Velvet gourd over fruit and vegetables: apple, pear, strawberry (?), ?, ?, spring onion; the magician riding the tiger; carrot; eggplant, ?, leek, and a Ho-pao perfume pouch. 5) Buddha’s fingers citrus over a gourd. 6) The magician Chung K’uei with his magic sword on the tiger slaying one of the poisonous threats to children, the centipede. 7) Goldfish over gourd; 8) Tsung-tzu (glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors: the sacrifice, on dragon boat day, to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful, but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) and a snake, another of the five poisonous animals. 9) Magpie on peach blossoms (joy and long life) over gourd. The character “special” on the paper bead below. 10) Rooster (happiness) over gourd. 11) Eggplants over gourd.

Hearst Museum object titled Set of two couplets, accession number 9-21358a,b, described as Set of two couplets. Black ink on red paper. 58 x 10.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Wedding invitation, accession number 9-21364a-c, described as Invitation to a wedding [a-c]. “We respectfully request your illustrious attendance at the wedding of our eldest son n.n. and fourth daughter n.n. on (date according to the official and the old calendar). We have prepared refreshments. Sincerely, N.N.; N.N. (parents of the bride and groom). The ceremony will take place at n.n. (place) at (hour) new (official) time” 24.8 x 11.8 cm; envelope 26 x 13 cm. The “badly chewed-up” red envelope indicated the meeting point for joint transportation to the out-of-town wedding.

Hearst Museum object titled Woodcut poster, accession number 9-21450, described as Woodcut poster of the venerable spirit of the Yin principle in the moon palace, for burning at New Year’s Eve. 16 x 25.6 cm. Acolyte on left holds the moon disc with the cinnamon tree and the rabbit, the other: a fan. All stands on clouds. Over inscription, red imprint of a canopy. Flanking poster: strips of paper money to be burnt in courtyard on New Year’s Eve. 6.5 x 22 cm.