INDEX 



Aalst, J. A. v., 327. 



Acupuncture, stone needles for, 66, 67. 



Agaric, 209. 



Agate, ring of, 167; paper-weight of, 332; 

 tree of, from Tokharestan, 334; fruits 

 and petals of flower, carved from, 335. 



Agriculture, differentiated from hoe- 

 culture, 48-49. 



Ainu, grooved stone hammer of, 51, 52. 



Alchemy, notions regarding jade con- 

 nected with, 296. 



Amber, Ju-i of, 335, 336. 



America and Asia, historical relations 

 between, 52. 



Amiot, on jade of Shensi and Shansi, 26; 

 on resonant stones, 327. 



Amulets, jade celts worn as, 45; of jade, 

 for the protection of the dead, 294- 

 305- 



Anderson, J., on stone implements of 

 Yun-nan, 30-32. 



Anderson, W., 338, 343. 



Andree, R., 65, 69. 



Annam, jade of, 24. 



Antelope, design of, on jade buckle, 268. 



Anthropomorphic conceptions in ancient 

 Chinese religion, 121, 174-185. 



Aquatic plants, design of, on girdle- 

 pendant, 238, 249. 



Archaeology, Chinese, methods of, 15, 

 17, 22. 



Archer's thumb-ring, 283-284. 



Arrow-heads, of stone, in Hui-wu, 25; 

 of flint, found in Mongolia, 34; of 

 jade, 34; in Liao-tung, 35, 58; of stone, 

 mentioned in Shu king, 55; of the Su- 

 shen, 57-59, 68; in Korea, 59; in 

 Kiang-si, 59; in Sze-ch'uan, 60; fig- 

 ured and described in Kin-shih so, 

 60-62. 



Aston, W., 59, 351. 



Astronomical instruments, of jade, 104- 

 107, 112. 



Autumn, symbolized by the tiger, 175. 



Axe, of stone, found in mound near Kal- 

 gan, 32-34; emblem of sovereign, 45; 

 stone axes mentioned in Chinese rec- 

 ords, 6o, 63; ceremonial jade axes, 

 41-43- 



Baber, E. C, on stone implements of 

 Sze-ch'uan, 32; on phallicism, 99; on 

 Ngo-mei shan, 343. 



361 



Back-scratcher, 254-255. 



Badges of rank, 84-88, 164, 330. 



Balas ruby, 109. 



Ball, V., 76. 



Bamboo pattern, 251, 255, 333. 



Bamboo tablets, discovered in grave, 

 21; as writing-material, 114, 115, 117. 



Banana leaves, design of, on jade orna- 

 ment, 206. 



Band-ornaments, on jade disk, 163; 

 realistic meaning of, in connection 

 with dragon, 164. 



Bats, symbol of happiness, existence of 

 design of in Han period doubtful, 168; 

 on court-girdle of the T'ang dynasty,. 

 287, 289; on modern specimens, 329, 

 330, 334- 



Bauer, M., m, 155. 



Biot, E., translator of Chou It, 15; on 

 south-pointing chariot, 113. 



Bird, head on jade disk, 160; in con- 

 nection with dragon, symbol of clouds, 

 162, 164, 168, 226, 236-239. 



Bird-cage, of jade, from Turkistan, 292 - 



Bishop, H. R., collection of and work on 

 jade, 6-8; on localities of jade in 

 China, 23, 24; on discoloration and 

 decomposition of jade, 27; celts of, 

 34; jade book of, 118; alleged jade 

 wheel-nave of, 123; kuei pi of, 168; 

 correct explanation for jade horse of, 

 247; on the action of fire on jade, 322; 

 Palace jade pieces of, 324; Han neph- 

 rite gong of, 328; jade mountain of, 

 331 ; Ju-i of, 335; on jadeite magatama 

 of Japan, 353. 



Black jade, 25, 37, 60, 96, 99, 120, 130, 

 131, 137, 245. 



Blood-stone, 39. 



Blue jade, 120, 229, 292. 



Boar's tooth, 203, 254. 



Bodding, P. O., 77. 



Bodmer-Beder, A., investigations of 

 jades of Switzerland of, 3. 



Bogoras, W., 52. 



Books, composed of jade slabs, 118. 



Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 202. 



Bowes, J. L., 352. 



Bowlders, of jade, 26. 



Boxes of jade, buried with corpse to- 

 preserve its flesh, 21, 299. 



Brass, girdles of, 286. 



Brockhaus, A., 222, 243. 



