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pattern could have been devised under the Han, as tea was not yet 

 cultivated. The ring in Fig. 115 is interesting in showing a coiled 



Fig. 114. 

 Jade Girdle-Ring with Design of Auspicious Plants (from Ku yii t'u p'u). 



Fig. 115. 



Jade Girdle-Ring with Coiled Hydra 



(from Ku yii t'u p'u). 



hydra with projecting fangs and long sharp claws, which is an unusual 

 representation; "it is a genuine Han work," remark the editors. The 



