From a photograph by H. G. Ponting, F.R.G.S.

[ANCIENT BRONZE ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS ON THE CITY WALL, PEKING] 208

[MORTUARY FISH IN JADE, OF HAN PERIOD] 212

[FIGURE OF BUTTERFLY IN WHITE AND BROWNISH-YELLOW JADE, TSʼIN OR HAN PERIOD] 212

[AMULETS FOR THE DEAD, AND OTHER OBJECTS IN JADE] 220

The subjects on pages 212 and 220 are reproduced by courtesy of B. Laufer, author of “Jade”, Field Museum, Chicago

[THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, PEKING] 228

From a photograph by H. G. Ponting, F.R.G.S.

[THREE SAGES STUDYING SYMBOL OF YIN AND YANG] 230

From a Chinese painting in the British Museum