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  • [VOL IV] DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY

    [VOL IV] DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY

    DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY Cover Image: Dice-playing, near Amoy Xiamen’s Dice-playing(”Bo Bing”) / XiaMen FuJian China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.B.Allen – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NAD *Xiamen’s Dice-playing(”Bo Bing”)is a traditional folk activity in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, typically held during the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month of…

  • [VOL III] A CHINESE CEMETERY

    [VOL III] A CHINESE CEMETERY

    A CHINESE CEMETERY Cover Image: A Chinese Cemetery / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S.Fisher – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N21 *Front Page of Volume Three. “Tomb-sweeping” is a traditional Chinese ritual used to commemorate deceased loved ones or ancestors. This ceremony involves visiting the gravesite, making offerings to ancestors, such as food,…

  • Caterpillar or Erebidae (tussock moths)

    Caterpillar or Erebidae (tussock moths)

    Cover Image: Caterpillar ( The larval stage of Lepidoptera, especially possibly belonging to the families Sphingidae (hawk moths)) or Erebidae (tussock moths) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74ERA Original Notes (Japanese): 雀甕 – 須受米乃多古(スズメノタゴ),蛅蜥 – 伊良牟志(イラムシ)

  • [VOL II] THE FOOCHUN HILL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CHE-KEANG

    [VOL II] THE FOOCHUN HILL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CHE-KEANG

    THE FOOCHUN HILL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CHE-KEANG Cover Image: The Foochun Hill, in the Province of Che-keang / ZheJiang Fuchun Mountain HangZhou China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.C.Bentley – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD2Y *Mount Fuchun, located along the Fuchun River, is a collective term for many mountains in the areas of…