Xu Xianqin (IMAGE) Field Museum Caption Xu Xianqin, Vice-Minister of Rites, overseeing the imperial civil service exam circa 1587, during the Ming Dynasty. Credit 余壬、吳鉞描繪,徐顯卿題詠, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.