第四百九十四篇第四百九十四篇Story Four Hundred and Ninety-Four

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Story Four Hundred and Ninety-Four · Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

The Man from Shanxi

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: In the guest hall of a monastery by day, a bearded traveller in a soft cap and long gown sits at a wooden table and points a finger at a cracked walnut with shell bits scattered beside it, while an old white-bearded abbot raises a hand in astonishment and two bald monks stand behind him, one with palms pressed together, amid a teapot, cups, a dish of fruit, a hanging scroll and a lattice window.