First published in 1912 and inspired by the inscriptions that the author had seen on stones along the side of the road in China. English translations followed by French originals. Volume 9 in the Unicorn French series, introduction and translation by Nathaniel Tarn, calligraphy by Donald Rojo and two photographs of the enigmatic author; inscribed by Nathaniel Tarn, '... this was the first Segalen translations into English I believe ...'.