My father was a dredging inspector when he was young. This weapon was put in my home for many years and I was told it was salvaged near the...
I think the pages inside the box are from the Tung Shing (通勝) which is a Chinese divination guide and almanac. The up side is "朱子治家格言" (Zhu Xi's...
The first four character from the right hand side look like “以介眉壽” (from the Classic of Poetry/Shijing) which is used to wish longevity to old people.
I have no idea about the first character (top right hand corner) and the second character maybe (bottom right hand corner) 艷. The characters on...
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