Feb., 1912. 



Jade. 



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It will be seen from the two Figures 182 and 183 derived from Wu 

 Ta-ch'eng and representing two jade ornaments (the one of white 

 jade, the other of green jade with "earth spots") for the decoration 

 of the mouth of scabbards (peng) that these bear in their forms a striking 

 similarity with the sword-guards of jade, and that their forms are appar- 

 ently derived from the latter. Also the prancing hydra on the back of 



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Fig. 182. Fig. 183. 



Jade Ornaments, ping, for the Mouth of Scabbards, White Jade (182) and Green Jade with 

 Clayish Substances (183). 



the ornament in Fig. 183 is related in style to that on our jade sword- 

 guard in Plate XXXV, Fig. 1. Each of the two ping is figured twice, 

 as seen from above and from below, the front being chosen for the former 

 view, the back for the latter. In Fig. 182, the back is plain; in Fig. 183, 

 two different decorations are brought out on the two faces. 



In Figs. 184-187 showing four jade ornaments used as adornment 

 for the extreme ends of scabbards (pi) from the collection of Wu Ta- 

 ch'eng, the double views have been retained only in those cases where 

 the ornaments of both faces are at variance. In regard to the material, 



