[450] This qualification is very necessary, because there are plenty of inferior pieces with the Ch'êng Hua mark which are quite modern.
[451] The Ch´ien Lung enamelled Imperial ware is frequently marked in red within a square panel reserved in the opaque bluish green enamel which so often covers the base.
[452] For the complete tables of cycles see Mayers, op. cit., p. 362.
[453] Though the reign of K´ang Hsi officially dates from 1662, in reality it began with the death of the previous Emperor in 1661; see p. [216].
[454] O. C. A., p. 79.
[455] Vol. ii., p. 167.
[456] Vol. ii, p. 34.
Transcriber's notes:
P. [xxi.] 'browish green', changed 'browish' to brownish'.