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The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. The Eight Immortals are revered by Taoists and are a popular element of Chinese culture. They are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea, From "Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C. Werner. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1922]

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Plate 1: a peasant checking the hoof of his mule by a stream, from Landscapes in t

Plate 1: a peasant checking the hoof of his mule by a stream, from Landscapes in the manner of Salvator Rosa (Die Landschaften in Sal. Rosa's), ca. 1700-25

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Men collecting dung dropping from the hindquarters of a mule, with a rider sitting ba

Men collecting dung dropping from the hindquarters of a mule, with a rider sitting backward on the mule and holding its tail aside, surrounded by onlookers spread around a stepped platform, from Secular emblems (Emblemata saecularia), 1592-1614

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