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Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-21433, described as Banner with Spring inscriptions for kitchen shrine. 6.9 x 8.2 cm with horizontal strips: 12.6 x 4 cm; side strips: 4 x 22.7 cm. (Mounted in USA.) *Translation: Top rectangle: “SPIRIT” Cross strip: "Lord of the whole household" Side strips (should be reversed): "When you ascend into heaven, tell good things! When you return to your shrine, bring down good luck!
Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-21371, described as Banner with inscriptions for kitchen-god shrine. 6.7 x 24 cm. Mounted in USA. *Translation: ”When you ascend to heaven, report good things! Coming down to this world, guarantee peace and security.” Top character to be cut off and pasted on top of shrine. Lower part to be divided vertically and pasted on side posts of shrine.
Hearst Museum object titled Ink stick and box, accession number 9-21421a-c, described as Ink stick and box. Upper and lower half of ink stick glued together again. Inscription over impressed picture in front: “The moon’s (image) is stamped upon the Three Ponds (of the West Lake at Hangchou).” On the reverse: “On the shimmering water, the hills and the moon dance together; the Ten-Mile Dam brightens the whole landscape. (signed) Hu K’ai-wen made it.” 6.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm. In padded cardboard box. a) top of box; b) bottom of box; c) ink stick.
Hearst Museum object titled Notebooks, accession number 9-21347a-c, described as Three blank notebooks; pupil’s grade to be filled in at right, subject to be filled in in the three circles. Text of Sun Yatsen’s Testament on top. 13 x 24 cm.
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 Paper money, accession number 9-21351, described as Ming Dynasty paper money. *Denomination: 1 string of cash. Black print on heavy rag paper, grey. Two red seals in center. Bill: 21.8 x 34 cm. On reverse, top: a smaller red seal, below: a smaller, narrower version of the upper half of the bill. Same denomination.
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 Spring couplets, accession number 9-21434, described as Cross piece over door lintel with spring couplets at home of a family in mourning. Legend: “We purchase (pursue) distant memories and recall constantly.” 26.5 cm x 8.5 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.

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