Nos. 17, 18. The lotus flower, without fillets, the specimens in the same collection were coloured.
Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22. Varieties of the _Che_ plant mostly found on blue and white, a kind of fungus used as an emblem of longevity and occasionally found in vase form, of natural shape, in self-colour, such as "_sang-de-bœuf_."
No. 23. The peach and conventional bat. The peach signifies longevity, and the bat happiness. The two together embody the wish for "A two-fold perpetuation of happiness and long life."
No. 24. Four-leaved flower, on blue and white.
No. 25. Flower with eight or sixteen leaves.
No. 26. Five-leaved flower, on blue and white. A six-leaved flower is also found on blue and white.
No. 27. Joo-e-head. There is no form so universal for decorative purposes as the Joo-e, here given as a mark on blue and white. Panels and borders have modifications of this form in endless variety. The fungus as emblem of longevity was adopted in this form as the head of the sceptre of longevity, and the Joo-e has remained a classical pattern.
No. 28. Five circles with fillets, found on old coloured specimens.
No. 29. A knot (_chang_) said to signify longevity, found on blue and white.
No. 30. An insect, found on blue and white.
No. 31. Stork or heron without a tail. Note the Dresden engraved number below.
Nos. 32, 33, 34, 35. Varieties of incense burners (_tings_), found on blue and white. Several other marks are to be found, notably on porcelain of good quality.
These symbols are sometimes, as we have seen, used as marks. But they are also used in decoration, being coloured in enamel colours and often placed in shaped reserves. The number eight seems to have an attraction for the Chinese. Here we have what are termed "the eight precious things," and, later, the Buddhist emblems, "the eight lucky emblems," are given. It is not necessary to do more than name these ordinary symbols:--
No. 2. A coin, symbol of riches, often forms a border to plates and dishes.
No. 3. Lozenge with open frame. Two lozenges with overlapping ends are used to express the dual symbol.
No. 6. Books placed close together, probably another dual symbol.
No. 7. Rhinoceros horns--conventional form.
Some or all of these objects may frequently be seen carried in processions or on pictures of such processions.