1901 Chinese Columbia 78 RPM One-Sided Record #1294C
$
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Description
Columbia Phonograph Company #1294C shellac 78 RPM record “Patented May 4 1886 and Dec. 10, 1901”
????? "Lu Zhishen Becomes A Monk"
In good (G to G+) playable condition. Plays okay with scratches, scuffs and surface noise through out, with no cracks and no skips.
The center hole is intact but it's structural integrity is weak. It works fine but it needs care.
You must put the record on the turntable slowly so the spindle does not crumble around the edge of the center-hole.
SHIPPING VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL ONLY.
Reference:
Lu Zhishen, nicknamed "Flowery Monk", is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He is the lead character in the first major story cycle of the novel, in which he comes to epitomise loyalty, strength, justice but also brashness. He ranks 13th of the 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes.
Lu Zhishen's original name was Lu Da. He was described as to have a round face, big ears, a straight nose, a squarish mouth and a beard which overshadows his face. Lu Da is first introduced as a garrison major in Weizhou (in present-day Gansu) from his first meeting with Shi Jin. While they are having some drinks in an inn, they hear a singer called Jin Cuilian, who is crying over her plight. She has been bullied by a butcher nicknamed "Lord of the West". Lu Da helps Jin Cuilian and her father escape from Weizhou and he confronts the butcher later. He fights with the butcher and kills him with three punches to the head. To avoid arrest, Lu Da flees to the city of Yanmen and by chance runs into Jin Cuilian's father. Jin Cuilian has married to a wealthy squire there, and Lu Da seeks shelter in his manor. The squire later writes a letter to the abbot at Wenshu Monastery on Mount Wutai introducing Lu Da. After Lu Da is accepted and becomes a monk, the abbot gives him the Buddhist name Zhishen, which means "sagacious".
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