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MARKS AND SEALS

125. The wheel of the Law in flames; one of the Eight Buddhist emblems (Pa-chi-hsiang).

126. A bell; exchangeable with No. 125.

127. A chank shell; one of the Buddhist emblems.

128. A State umbrella; one of the Buddhist emblems.

129. A variant of No. 128.

N.B. The umbrella is a symbol of good administration. It is presented to a successful governor by the people in his district.

130. A canopy; one of the Buddhist emblems.

131. A form of No. 130.

132.

133.

133–A.

134.

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Forms of the lotus flower; a Buddhist symbol.

135.

136.

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Forms of the sacred vase (Buddhist).

137. A variant of No. 127.

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141.

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Two fishes; Buddhist emblem; a mark originally used on céladon ware.

142.

143.

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Buddhist emblems of longevity.

144. A tripod censer.

145.

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147.

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The fungus (chi) of longevity.

148. A variant of No. 144.

149. Buddhist sceptre of longevity (joi) and musical stone; (vide No. 117).

150. A form of chrysanthemum.

151. Peach and bat; emblems of longevity and happiness; because the ideographs representing them have the sounds fuh-shou; (vide No. 74).

152. A pencil, a cake of ink and a sceptre of longevity; the ideographs for which have the same sounds as pi-tang jo-i (may events be as you wish).

153. The swastika inside the symbol No. 113; representing the universe.

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The hare in the moon; an emblem of longevity.

156. A decorative figure said to be found on old embroideries.

157. A gourd with the ideograph fuh (prosperity).

158. A censer.

159. A pencil and scroll; emblems of literary skill.

160. The seal character for shou (longevity).

161. A bat; (vide No. 151).

162. The Eight Trigrams surrounding the Active and Passive Principles.

163. Fungus-shaped head of the Sceptre of Longevity; (vide No. 145 and No. 149).

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Forms of chrysanthemum.

167. A plumb spray.

168. A peach petal.

169. A cherry petal.

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