ABSTRACT

These are the products of jade makers (yuren 1 ). The jade tablet of domination, zhengui, 2 held by the emperor (tianzi 3 ) (in his hands), is one chi two cun long. The jade tablet of conferment (minggui 4 ), at the prescribed length of nine cun, held (or used) by dukes gong, 5 is named the pillar jade tablet (huangui 6 ). The jade tablet of conferment, with seven cun in length, held (or used) by marquises hou, 7 is named the faith jade tablet (xingui 8 ). The jade tablet of conferment, with seven cun in length, held (or used) by earls (or counts) bo, 9 is named the respected jade tablet (gonggui 10 ).