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CHINESE TEXTILES
shou characters; the sons of emperors the same but
omitting the wan and shou characters. Princes of the
first order wore five-clawed dragons in front view on
the front and back and profile dragons on the shoul-
ders; princes of the second order four five-clawed drag-
ons all in profile; princes of the third order two four-
clawed dragons in front view; and princes of the fourth
order, also husbands of daughters of the emperor by the
empress, two four-clawed dragons in profile.
2. By nobles of the blood of the first degree, by hus-
bands of daughters of the emperor by concubines, and
by all other nobles the pu {u, or mandarin square, with
the four-clawed dragon in front view was worn on the
front and back of coats.
3· By the eighteen ranking officials the insignia list-
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ed below were worn.
GRADE BUTTONS BADGES (So-cALLED MANDARIN SQUARES)
Color Material Civil Military
I Red (plain) Coral White crane (figs. Cb'i lin (unicorn)
r6, 17) 16
2 Red (chased) Coral Golden pheasant Lion of India
(leopard) (fig. 18)
3 Blue (clear) Sapphire Peacock North China panther
4 Blue (opaque) Lapis lazuli Wild goose Tiger of Manchuria
5 White (clear) Rock crystal Silver pheasant Black bear
6 White (opaque) Adularia Eastern egret Mottled bear
(fig. 8)
7 Gold (plain) Gold Mandarin duck Tiger cat
(fig. 10)
8 Gold (chased) Gold Quail Seal
9 Gold (chased) Gold Paradise fly- Fabulous bovine ani-
catcher mal (rhinoceros?)
Unclassed Chinese oriole
15
Giles, Chinese-English Dictionary, p. r of "Tables" (follow-
ing p. IJII ). 16 Commonly called the Manchurian crane.
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