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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 Book, accession number 9-21431, described as Book. Vademecum containing 1) the list of Chinese surnames; 2) the Three-Character Classic; 3) the Thousand-Character Primer, all with homophones under each character; 4) inscriptions for all occasions in couplet form; 5) formulae how to sign letters; 6) samples for contracts; 7) fortune-telling: Kuan-yin’s 32 answers to coin-throwing; 8) how to raise horses, cattle, and chicken; 9) calendar for burials. Running on top: illustrations; Chang T’ien-shih’s (the Taoist pope’s) prescriptions for exorcising sickness. Published by the “Old Two-Yu Hall” Publishers, Peking. no date. 13.3 x 20.3 cm. Paper, stitched.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22062, described as Mantra scroll with yellow coarse weave fabric cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22063, described as Mantra scroll with pink silk cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22065, described as Mantra scroll with green silk cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22064, described as Mantra scroll with gold silk cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22061, described as Mantra scroll with yellow silk cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Hearst Museum object titled Mantra scroll, accession number 9-22074, described as Mantra scroll with aqua silk cover, made for inserting into bronze images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.