The picture of the Hundred Boys.
Fu, Lu, Shou (Happiness, Rank, and Longevity). It is not stated whether the characters only are intended, or, as is more probable, the three Taoist deities who distribute these blessings.
Emblematic Motives and Inscriptions.
The eight Buddhist emblems, bound with fillets (kuan t’ao).
Ju-i sceptres bound with fillets.
Ju-i cloud borders (ju i yün pien).
Midsummer holiday symbols (tuan yang chieh). Explained by Bushell as sprigs of acorns and artemisia hung up on the fifth day of the fifth moon.
Emblems of Longevity (shou tai), e.g. gourd, peach, fungus, pine, bamboo, crane, deer.
The “monad symbol” (hun yüan), which is apparently another name for the yin yang, and the Eight Trigrams. See p. [290].
Lozenge symbols of victory (fang shêng).