486 DAVIS. 



" To he current under the heavens." 



At the left of the illustration, written vertically in the chuan (seal) 

 style: 



" To circulate as cash." 



The vertical columns in the lower panel: 



The Board of Rites, having received the Imperial Decree, prints and 

 iss2ies under the heavens * the Great T'ang Treasure-Note to be used 

 as cash. The counterfeiter shall be decapitated summarily in punishment 

 or the crime; the first informant shall be given 10 taels in silver. 



Pao-li, . . . .year, . . . .month, .... day, . . emitted." f 



Plate 6. Pao-li (825-826 A.D.) Notes. 



The inscription is the same as that on the 10 kwan note with the ex- 

 ception of the denomination, which is 100 kwan, and the reward to 

 the informant which is 100 taels. The illustration represents 10 yiian- 

 pao. 



Plate 7. Upper Seal on the Pao-li Notes. 



Four characters arranged as follows: 



Treasm-e Print 



Note Made 



Translation: "Printed Treasure-Note." 



Plate 8. Lower Seal on the Pao-li Notes. 



Six characters arranged as follows: 



of Pao- Great 



Seal li T'ang 



Translation: " The Seal of the Pao-li Era of the Great T'ang Dynasty. 



Notes of Emperor Wu-tsung (841-846 A.D.) of the T'ang 



Dynasty. 



There are ten varieties of notes that were issued during the era of 

 Hui-ch'ang (841-846 A.D.), in the reign of Wu-tsung. The note of 



* In the actual inscription this phrase "issues under the heavens" comes 

 after the word "silver" at the very end of the sentence. K. T. 

 fThe word here used Hterally means "act". K. T. 



