Xiaoyi: Erasing Inscriptions | Museum of the Institute of History & Philology, Academia Sinica

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Xiaoyi: Erasing Inscriptions

Erasing inscriptions meant shaving thin strips from the wooden slips; these shavings are called Xiaoyi.

Item No.: 17.32
Period: Han dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.)
Dimensions: 長7.7、寬1.8公分
Excavated/Findspot: A8 Mu-durbeljin
Materials: Wood

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