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"happiness," this design has the significance of hung fu "great happi- 

 ness;" the clouds in the sky bear out the meaning "equalling heaven" 

 (ts % i Vien), so that the whole implies a sentence by which blessings are 



Fig. 191. 

 Jade Court-Girdle of the Emperors of the T'ang Dynasty (from Ku yti t'u p'u). 



implored for the imperial palace; i. e. when the officials entitled to wear 

 this girdle appeared with it in audience, it was expressive of the wish, 

 "May your Majesty obtain great happiness reaching heaven like the 

 clouds!" 



The most interesting point in regard to this rebus is the double 

 symbolism associated with the red color; for the color red is an emblem 



