yü (jade) to a sentence like ch´i shih pao ting chih chên (a gem among precious vessels of rare stone).
(d) A sacred symbol or emblematic ornament often replaces the mark on K´ang Hsi porcelain; but as these will be found among the symbols, etc., described in vol. ii., ch. xvii., there is no need to discuss them any further. The most frequently used are the pa pao (Eight Precious Things), and the pa chi hsiang (the Eight Buddhist Emblems of Happy Augury).
MARKS OF FELICITATION, ETC.
Shun = harmony.
Lu = prosperity.
