List of Illustrations. xiii 



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 XL. Jade and Bronze Objects of the Chou Period, used in Dressing 



the Corpse 307 



Fig. 1. Jade Knob with Relief of Frog. Cat. No. 1 16520. 

 Fig. .2. Cast-Bronze Knob with Relief of Frog. Cat. No. 



116521. 

 Fig. 3. Bronze Cast of Realistic Tigerhead. Cat. No. 



1 16524. 

 Fig.14 a and b. Pair of Monsters in Hollow Bronze Cast. 



Cat. No. 1 16523. 

 Fig' 4 c. The Same, Side- View. 



Fig, 5. Bronze Cast with same Design, on Smaller Scale, used 

 for Women. Cat. No. 1 16522. 



XLI. Jade Carvings of Fishes 309 



Figs. 1, 2. Mortuary Fishes, Han Period. Cat. Nos. 1 16538, 

 1 16537. 

 ' Fig- 3- For Comparison : Modern Carving of Fish with Lotus- 

 Flowers. Cat. No. 33516. 



XLII. Mortuary Jade Carvings . . . . ' 310 



Fig. 1. Full Figure of Butterfly in Open Work, Ts'in or Han 



Period. Cat. No. 116601. 

 Fig. 2. Carving of Frog, Han Period. Cat. No. 1 16593. 

 Fig. 3. Carving of Man, Han Period. Cat. No. 1 16604. 

 XLIII. (Colored.) Jade Carving of Monster p'i-sieh, Han Period. Cat. No. 



1 16600 311 



XLIV. Jade Vase of Sung Period, Side and Front-view. Cat. No. 



] 16612 319 



XLV. Jade. Cups and Bowls 319 



Fig. 1. Jade Cup surrounded by Hydras and Plum-Tree in 



( High Undercut Reliefs, Ming Period. Cat. No. 1166,16. 

 Fig. 2. Jade Bowl (View of Bottom) with Relief of Lotus, 



Ming Period. Cat. No. 116614. 

 Fig- 3- Jade Loving-Cup, K'ien-lung Period. Cat. No. 

 1 16638. 

 XLVI. Set of White Jade Ewer and Vase, Ming Period. Cat. Nos. 



11 >6i7, 116618 320 



XLVII. Incense-Burner carved from White Jade in Openwork, Ming 



Period. Cat. No. 116613 321 



XLVIII. Yunnan- Marble Plate, Ming Period. Cat. No. 116615. . . .321 



XLIX. Jade Vases of K'ien-lung Period 322 



Fig.ji. Plain Flowervase of Yellow Han Jade. Cat. No. 



116641. 

 Fig. -. Flowervase Decorated with Floral Designs in Relief, 

 carved from Han Jade. Cat. No. 1 16640. 

 L. Green Bowl with Floral Reliefs in Cameo Style, K'ien-lung 



Period. Cat. No. 1 16632 322 



LI. Bottom of Bowl shown in Preceding Plate 322 



LII. Fruit-Dishes of White Jade, K'ien-lung Period 323 



Fig. 1. Interior of Fruit-Dish. Cat. No. 116633, 1. 

 Fig. 2. Exterior of Fruit- Dish. Cat. No. 1 16633, 3- 

 Fig. 3. Pentagonal Fruit-Dish. Cat. No. 1 16634. 



