Tapestry

terracotta satin dress with woven-in multicoloured pattern of playing boys. The various representations can be read as a rebus and then stand for good luck charms. \Lien-he-tze (lotus-box-child) stands for: bringing with him harmony-children; Teng-kwan (lantern-type headgear) stands for: ascending-official rank. What the launching of kites (fang feng-tsjeng, ... ... ...) and the cricket fight (to…