Feb., 1912. 



Jade. 



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The Ku yu Vu offers also several of these scabbard ornaments. Its 

 first set is dated in the time before the Shang dynasty (b. c. 1766) on 

 the ground that it was found in the grave of Kao Sing, a pretended 



Fig. 185. 

 Ornament, pi, for Lower End of Scabbard, White Jade interspersed with Russet Specks. 



contemporary of the legendary Emperor Shun (alleged b. c. 2258-2206).' 

 Alleged finds from his grave are alluded to also in the Ku yii Vu p'u, 

 but this grave must be looked upon as legendary as well as the personage. 

 Figure 188 represents a ptng and a ft illustrated in the K'ao ku t'u by 

 Lt) Ta-lin (Ch. 8, p. 5), and accompanied by an engraving of an ancient 



