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. Forms of the lotus flower; a Buddhist symbol.
133-A.
134.
135. Forms of the sacred vase (Buddhist).
136 .
137. A variant of No. 127.
138. Two fishes; Buddhist emblem; a mark originally used on céladon ware.
139.
140.
141.
142. Buddhist emblems of longevity.
143.
144. A tripod censer.
145.
146. The fungus (chi) of longevity.
147.
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.
154. The hare in the moon; an emblem of longevity.
155.
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).
164.
165. Forms of chrysanthemum.
166.
167. A plumb spray.
168. A peach petal.
169. A cherry petal.
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