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PORCELAIN. CHINA. 105

King-te.
1450-1457.

Not
deciphered.

The Pa-kwa^ or eight trigrams of
Fou-hi, by which he and his fol-
Sioiten-te. lowers, as we are informed, attempt
1426-1436. to account for all the changes and
transmutations which take place in
nature.
Tsang-kie was the inventor of the
characters, and
first Fou-hi, 3468
years B.C., first traced the Pa-kwa
the eight symbols here given, so
frequently seen on square vases in
relief, accompanied by the circular
A stamp on a ornament, composed apparently of
bronze toad. two fish, which forms the centre of
two trigrams on each side of the
vase. These Buddhist symbols were
also introduced by the Japanese in
their decorative wares.