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Marks on Chinese Pottery and Porcelain 225

Marks of Felicitation, etc.

Shun = harmony. Mark resem-

f^^" = prosperity. bling a "cash"

Shou = longevity or coin in-

(seal form). scribed ch'ang

ming fu kuei

= long life,

riches, and

honours I

^^ The same, with the ^ =fu kuei ch'ang ch'un

Swastika inter- riches, honours, and
woven.
enduring spring 1

^Se The " spider " mark, a Wan fu yu Vung = a my-

'"T' fanciful form of shou. riad happinesses embrace

=hsi (joy) repeated mm all (your affairs) 1

double joy, a wed- Kung ming fu
ding symbol. kuei Hung fu

=ch'i Vien
a famous

name, riches
and honours,

vast happi-
ness equal-
ling heaven I

t' ien t' i yi

=chia ch'un

spring time
for the whole

family of

heaven and

earth.

—ta ya chai

pavilion of

grand cul-

=ie hua ch'ang ch'un virtue culture ^^k ture. The

and enduring spring; enclosed by mE p r e s s

Wan li nien tsao = made in the dowager's
Wan Li period (1573—1619).
mark.