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6. Poh tho lo. Seated upon a rock, a tiger crouching at his
feet ; sometimes holds a ringed staff.
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7. Chia li chia. Seated upon a rock, reading a sacred roll.
8. Fa slid lo fo tho — Seated upon a stool, holding a
lo.
knotted staff.
9. Shu chia. — Seated in a chair, a lotus his
poll pedestal by
side, occasionally accompanied by a lion.
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10. Pan tho chia. Seated a rock, holding up a sacred
upon
gem, which may be either of the usual form (with conical
summit and transverse or round and trans-
lines), perfectly
His
parent. aspect is generally vigorous and threatening.
By his side crouches a dragon, who appears to be striving to
reach the stone.
precious
11. La hu la. — Stands with hands folded in prayer before a
lotus pedestal, bearing a funagoko 3 (the expanded, somewhat
boat-shaped gilded plaque placed behind Buddhist divinities,
the
probably representing — Halo).
12. Na chie si na. Holding a begging (water ?) bowl, from
which ascends a fountain of water.
tho.—
13. Yin chie Holding a Buddhist sceptre (nio-i), a
short staff capped with a fish.
14. Fa na pho sz\ — In prayer before a vase containing a
leafless branch of drooping peach (?).
sli —
15. to. Holds a knotted staff; by his side is a
long
vase
containing preonies.
16. Chu thu pan tho chia. — Looking up to heaven ; holds a
or is seated his knee with both
fly-brush, upon a mat, clasping
hands.
17 and 18 (p. 509). One of the two supernumerary saints
is opening his cranium to display a small face occupying its
interior.

Twenty-four Examples of Filial Piety.
As these are often drawn upon for subjects by the Chinese
artists, it may be well to run through them as briefly as pos-
sible. They probably belonged originally to the State religion,
and no doubt date from times.
very early
I. Shun No.
(see 319).
3
Funagolw is the Japanese word for "aureole."— T. J. L.