Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (5 of 5)
Page 45
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"Small penings representing the 60 cycles of life. If you wish good luck or freedom from disease you buy charms for the 42nd representing your courage. Rice paper painting is another shown piece of Canton. The paper board is made from an oil tree, from rice fat all. It is however beautifully white & the paints are in brilliant water colors. The conventional Chinese landscapes are sold here in a foot square size. The charm on central temple is a new one built of carved granite. Some of the granite pillars are elaborately carved into chief, snakes & animals of grotesque shapes. Two granite lions at the entrance exhibit tails of the sculptor common lion on the open mouth are held