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tions. The two types with "grain" and "rush" patterns mentioned 

 above, however, stand out clearly. In Fig. 71, a ku pi "disk with grain 

 design" of green jade with red spots is illustrated after Wu who con- 

 fesses that he does not know its meaning. The four monsters laid 



Fig. 71. 

 Jade Disk with "Grain" Pattern, ku pi. 



around the edge in open work are all different. The one on the left is 

 winged and bird-headed; the two above and below, with projecting 

 fangs, have each a wing on the back. There are also plain ku pi in 

 Wu's collection, with geometrical designs occupying the one, and with 

 the "grain" pattern taking up the other face. 



Figure 72 is a disk styled p*u pi, of green jade with russet patches, 

 with a pattern of "plaited rushes," as Wu explains. Indeed, this 

 pattern is nothing more than a basketry design bordered by the basket 

 rim, and presents the interesting case of the transfer of a textile pattern 

 to a jade carving. This is then, doubtless, what the Chou li understands 



