Ju-i sceptres and phœnix medallions.
The ju-i
(“as you wish”) sceptre brings fulfilment of wishes, and is a symbol of longevity (see vol. i., p. [227]). The head of the ju-i, which has a strong resemblance to the conventional form of the ling chih fungus, is often used in borders and formal patterns variously described as “ju-i head patterns,” “cloud-scroll patterns,” or “ju-i cloud patterns.”
Close ground patterns of propitious clouds (yung hsiang yün ti).
Cloud designs are propitious because they symbolise the fertilising rain, and they are commonly represented by conventional scrolls as well as by the more obvious cloud patterns.
Crested sea waves (chiang ya hai shui).
Chiang ya