Lot 198 - Antique 1925 Chinese Woodblock-Printed Moral Tract Shanshu 善書 Promoting Virtue And Cause-And-Effect Retribution, Republic Of China Era, Note Poor Condition (Identification Informed By Google Translate And A.I.) Victor_t Both chips are emphasized in

Both chips are emphasized in photos

An eraser hangs from a string

Vintage novelty die cut paper quarter and dime coin bank depicting an anthropomorphic owl with the slogan "Be Wise

It is in good condition with a beautiful patina on the metal

Lot 198 - Antique 1925 Chinese Woodblock-Printed Moral Tract Shanshu 善書 Promoting Virtue And Cause-And-Effect Retribution, Republic Of China Era, Note Poor Condition (Identification Informed By Google Translate And A.I.) Victor_t Both chips are emphasized inAntique Chinese stitched paper bound woodblock printed book dated to the winter month of the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925). Printed on traditional handmade paper with black ink text in vertical format and an orange brown wrapper. The work appears to be a Shanshu , or moral tract, teaching Confucian and Buddhist principles of virtue, righteousness, filial piety, and karmic cause and effect (yin guo bao ying). Such texts were distributed