CHINA, QING DYNASTY, DATED 3RD YEAR OF THE GUANGXU REIGN, CORRESPONDING TO 1878

Ye Wenquan was an official during the Guangxu period. He was from Jiangning county, Jiangsu province, and passed the imperial examination in 1890. Chenghuang, `god of the boundaries', is a deity in Chinese folk religion who protects the local people and affairs of a village, town or city, both in life and death.