CONTENTS 



List of Illustrations v 



Introduction i 



I. Jade and Other Stone Implements 29 



II. Jade Symbols of Sovereign Power 80- 



III. Astronomical Instruments of Jade 104 



IV. Jade as Writing-Material 114 



V. Jade in Religious Worship — The Jade Images of 



the Cosmic Deities 120 



1. Jade Images and Symbols of the Deity Earth . . 122 



2. Jade Images and Symbols of the Deity Heaven . 154 



3. Jade Images of the. North, East and South . 169 



4. Jade Images of the Deity of the West .... 174 



5. Jade Images of the Dragon 186 



VI. Jade Coins and Seals 190 



VII. Personal Ornaments of Jade 194 



1. The Girdle-Pendant 194 



2. The Development of the Girdle-Pendants . 217 



3. Ornaments for Headgear and Hair 249 



4. Jade Clasps 256 



5. Jade Buckles 262 



6. Sword Ornaments of Jade 274 



7. The Jade Court-Girdles of the T'ang Dynasty . 286 

 VIII. Jade Amulets of the Dead 294 



IX. Jade Objects used in Dressing the Corpse . . 306 

 X. Jade Carvings of Fishes, Quadrupeds and Human 



Figures in the Grave 309 



XI. Vases of Jade 315 



XII. Jade in the Eighteenth Century . . . . 324 



Appendix I. Jade in Buddhist Art 341 



Appendix II. The Nephrite Question of Japan . 351 



Bibliography 355 



Index 361 



