"Moon Water Guanyin is Xiangshan, Zizhu forest more fresh color." Yesterday, an unnamed poem engraved with the ancient Qing Dynasty bronze medal coming out Yubei District. This card, there are two collections that sector. I said, this card is "Mingjihaopai"; two said, was an underground organization "membership card."
The reporter saw the bronze sculpture is facing a painting (small). Meniscus, rockery, Zhuzilin, the birds Fanfei, on the surface of microwave Dangyang. A woman meditating in the lotus, a big "Buddha" engraved on the heart. That lines the back of a bronze "Goddess of Mercy is Xiangshan Moon Water, Zizhu more forest-fresh" (big). Unfortunately seal fuzzy, and no one knows Cishi provenance.
Mr. Gong private antique collection lovers, the 2006 summer, he Square in the Three Gorges Thai ancient world's greatest experiences and antiques market, inadvertently see this card . Later, he high prices to get hands. He said that from the copper and Xiuji, the licensing of brass, should be out of the early Qing Dynasty. "Attributable to the 'money card', that is the modern equivalent of 'coins' and so on. Pegged with the crowd and then may be Mingji, because in the old society from prostitution is legal recognition of the occupation, after collection sector Had "prostitutes Mai Shenqi" coming out. Prostitutes have Haopai (also known as the Yaopai), the argument has always existed, but only so Mingji have the luxury Haopai. Poem on the card may be made by the then Merry Wets .
Ancient folk collectors Liu Kai, such as licensing, that the licence should be brass ball valve underground at the time of a triad gang of checkmark "membership card", or "pass." Painting and poetry because of health, but regardless of poetry or painting, there are contain "An Yu", only people in the organization know the real meaning. Similar to "An Yu" in the past on a number of ancient coins are found.
Private collectors who hope that the relevant experts to the Haopai Yanmingzhengshen. Tiger's Ranqi
Interpretation of experts: What is the use of prostitutes Yaopai
-- Advisor for Culture, Chongqing Technology and Business University Professor Xiong Benedict, the equivalent of prostitutes Yaopai business licenses, in different periods, different geographical shapes, materials are different, indeed the early bronze, gradually evolved into modern paper.
The early years of the Qing Dynasty, as brothels are brass ball valve "female music", in charge of music from the "Square of the Secretary" jurisdiction. Enter the profession, should officials from brothel to reunification, "registered", will be incorporated into account the special residence, known as the "national music"; naturalization of prostitutes to pay tax, commonly known as "The Square pollen money." If the prostitutes from the benign, but also in the approval of the officials, from "Le membership" removal of complex procedures in general it is very difficult approved.
However, the Ching court also stipulates that persons under the age of 16 years or 16 years old and full body is not developed for the prostitutes are not allowed. In addition, for the prostitutes, and other socially vulnerable groups of women for relief of "economic good", if the brothel prostitutes Mantianyaojia prevent it from good, or as prostitutes do not want to further the woman can apply to receive asylum by Ji-liang . Admission, they can Xupei married. Yuan Yiqu-prostitutes from the man who first established by the Jeju-photo gallery to watch their photos, the official or the consent of the gentry, the two sides met in the reception room, "to each other is a reluctance to meet."
Three Gorges Museum experts also briefed Tang Ye-taek, prostitutes Yaopai most famous names are recorded, number, name, Huaming, and the officials awarded the prospective words; general very few plans, mostly text, even though there are also plans for more geometric profile For decorative brass ball valve borders. If this judgement, Tishi bronze Yaopai Butai Xiang is a prostitute, may be in the ancient temple, prayed for the licence.