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(Fig. 30 b) is ornamented with a diapered pattern of lozenges. It will 

 be noticed that the shape of this tablet kuei, — an oblong rectangle 



Fig. 32. 



Jade Tablets, kuei. 



Fig. 33. 



surmounted by a roof, — agrees with the familiar traditional form 

 under which the kuei has been handed down in the later illustrations 

 of the Rituals and as a frequent emblem in the hands of Taoist deities. 



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