392 KKF'OKT OK NATIONAL MTTSETTM, 1900. 



f(tliatc ])attfrii, and .^iirnmiuled by a band of Grecian pattern; round the 

 ])(i!Js as i-enter are eight lainbretinin j)anels, e^ch containing one of the eiglit 

 Buddhistic enibleni.s (wee No. 54), the panels l)eing confined by another band of 

 Grecian i)attern. This ornamentation and a band of Grecian pattern round 

 the brim of neck are moulded in relief on the i)aste, and, together with the plain 

 edge of the foot, are covered with a rich celadon glaze. The neck, arms, 

 remain(ier of foot, and fiat surface of disk of wheel (or vase) are ornamented 

 with lotus flowers and leaves in bright, deep blue under glaze. Beneath 

 foot, mark Ta-ch'hui-dilen-lung-nkn-chih, " Made in the Chienlung i)eriod of 

 the Great Pure Dynasty." A very beautiful specimen. Height, 18| inches; 

 diameter of disk, 9| and 141 inches. (8ee Plate 8.) 



177. Vdfie, small, of ehmgated drum shape, of jmre white Chienlung jwrcelain, with 



ornamentation in deep blue Ijeneath transparent glaze, consisting of formal 

 interlacing scroll-work forming lotus-shaped panels containing the fungus of 

 longevity [litig-rhih), surmounted l)y xradiku; around the rim another band 

 of delicate foliated scroll-work. Mark as in last. Height, 3| inches. 



The svastika is a mystic diagram of great antiquity. It is mentioned in 

 the Ramayana and found in the well temples of India, as well as 

 among all the Buddhistic people of Asia, and, as the emblem of 

 Thor, among Teutonic races. In China it is the symbol of the 

 Buddha's heart, /. e., of the esoteric doctrines of Buddhism, and is 

 the special mark of all deities worshipped by the Lotus school. 



178. ^'^l.^l' of pure white Chienlung jiorcelain, of flattened bulbous shape, with long 



tai)ering neck, covered with bats and clouds in blue, delicately shaded under 

 glaze, confined above by narrow band and below by a double l)roader band, 

 partly round the foot and partly on body where it begins to bulge, of con- 

 ventional scroll-work. A handle on either side of neck, formed by a mang 

 (see No. 9), finely molded in relief, clambering upward from body of vase. 

 Mark as in last. Height, 7| inches. 

 179-180. Trt-sv-.s (2) of pure white Chienlung porcelain. The shape resembles that of 

 a pear, swelling gently as it rises until it suddenly contracts to terminate in 

 a short, narrow, everted neck. At neck a light formal pattern, l)elow which 

 is a collar of scroll-work in j)anel form. Upon the l)ody are sprays of peony 

 {Piroiiia luoiilan), plum blossom, and chrysanthemum above, and below 

 branches, each bearing fine fruits, of pomegranate, peaches, and lichees; 

 confined at foot by a deep band of upright leaves — all in deep lilue, shaded, 

 imder a thin transparent glaze. Mark as in last. Height, I25 inches. 

 181-1S2. Ria-hoirls (2) of white Chienlung porcelain, ornamented with designs well 

 painted in deep blue under a transi>arent glaze; iiixide, at bottom, a medal- 

 lion of conventional ornate scroll-work; outride, three clusters, one of bamboo, 

 (me of pluni-l)lossom, and one of pine. Mark as in last. Height, 2| inches; 

 diameter, 5{ inches. 



P'englai-shan (Mount Horai of the Japanese) was one of the three Isles 

 of the (ienii, sui)po8ed to lie off the eastern coast of China, in which 

 flowed the fountain of life in a perpetual stream, giving sempiternal 

 vigor to the happy denizens of this paradi.se who drank its waters. 

 The pine, the bamboo, the plum, the peach, and the fungus of 

 longevity grew forever on its shores; the long-haired tortoise dis- 

 l)orted in its rocky inlets, and the white crane built her nest in the 

 lind)s of its everlasting pines. All these have thus come to be 

 emblematical of long life. The first three, however, are almost 

 always found in c(jmbination under the title of sung-chu-me'i (pine, 

 bamboo, and plum); the remainder either separately and alone or 

 as adjuncts to the appropriate genii. 



