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Antique Chinese chinoiserie flip top shaving or jewelry / vanity / cosmetics box with a mirror and drawer lined with paper depicting Maxims for the well Governed Household and Hundreds of Chinese Surnames. Translation of inner lining: 1 ???? zhì jia gé yán Title - Maxims for the Well-Governed Household 2 ????? jiu bì shòu qí léi …eventually be implicated by… 3 ???? qu zhì lao chéng to be humble before people who are older and more experienced 4 ????? jí zé ke xiang yi will serve in time of trouble 5 ???? qing ting fa yán words lightly heard 6 ??????? an zhi fei rén zhi zèn sù how is one know it is not others’ slander? The original writer, which was not indicated in the picture, was ??? (Zhu Yongchun) (from 1677 to 1698), a well respected scholar and educator. The picture shows part of Zhu’s article of “Maxims for the Well-Governed Household”, a 17th century essay and also one of the most influential educational articles about traditional Chinese culture and values. This essay contains 524 characters. It’s also a subject for calligraphic exercise so its very likely you will encounter it somewhere again. The font here is regular script (??: Kai Ti). 1 ????,? ???? [????+(2)] If you keep bad company when young, you will in the long run suffer for it. Associating with evil youths, one must eventually be implicated [in their evil]. 2 ????,?? ????[(3)+(4)] But if you keep on friendly terms with the honest and reliable, then you will have them to lean on in time of crisis. To be humble before the people who are older and more experienced will serve in time of trouble. 3 ????,?? ?????? [(5)+(6)] If you unthinkingly listen to whatever is said, how will you be able to identify slander? How is one to know words lightly heard are not other people’s slander? 1 ??? bai jia xìng Hundreds of Chinese Surnames 2-1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? yìn yè níng zu sù xìng qiú wu Yin Ye Ning Zu Su Xing Qiu Wu (all family names) 2-2 ? ? ? ? ? song feng weng gong hóng Song Feng Weng Gong Hong (all family names) 3 ???? jìn jiang suo jìng Suojing (239-303), general officer and famous calligrapher in Jin dynasty (266–420) 4 ???? hàn chén zhuó mào Zhuomao (?-28), one of the founding generals of Han Dynasty 5 ?? tan shì covet; insatiably desire 6 ? kou mouth 7 ? sha kill 8 ?? guai pì eccentric 9 ?? hui ào regret (1) is the title for “Hundreds of Chinese Surnames”. (2-1)+(2-2) are all the surnames listed under the book (3) and (4) are historical figures which are same as the traditional printed version: In (2-2): the family name ? has the character dragon ?/? in it. The original family name was ?, but the clan added ? to it to flee from troubles (very serious ones). Personally I found this family name pretty cool and the history behind it is quite fascinating. You know, not everyone can just add a cool dragon character to their family names to stay out of trouble. (5) to (9) are likely content from the book of "Hundreds of Chinese Surnames”.

Dimensions:
Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 3 in (7.62 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Lacquer
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1980s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Good overall condition, wear and distressing commensurate with age and use, chipping / marking to finish.
Seller Location:
Dayton, OH
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5343228681412

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