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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pair of spring couplets, museum 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
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pair of spring couplets, museum 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.”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Set of two couplets, museum number 9-21358a,b, described as Set of two couplets. Black ink on red paper. 58 x 10.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wedding invitation, museum 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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Woodcut poster, museum 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.