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1(For him) to wear the Great fur robe was contrary to ancient practice. 13. When a ruler wore the robe of white fox-fur, he wore one of embroidered silk over it to display it®. 1 The five ‘correct’ colours were azure (iF ; of varying shade), scarlet Cis carnation, the colour of the flesh), white, black, and yellow. The ‘intermediate’ were green (eR); red (I): jade- green (#8), purple (3%), and bay-yellow (ie ii). ® See the concluding article in the ‘ Narratives of the School.’ The words of Confucius are understood to intimate a condemnation of Ki Khang-3ze. 8 Made of black lamb’s fur and white fox-fur. * Or, according to many, in giving charges about agriculture. 5 Of one colour, worn by the king, at a border sacrifice. 12 THE Li xt. BK. XI. When (the guards on) the right of the ruler wore tigers’ fur, those on the left wore wolves’ fur. An (ordinary) officer did not wear the fur of the white fox. 14. (Great and other) officers wore the fur of the blue fox, with sleeves of leopard’s fur, and over it a jacket of dark-coloured silk to display it; with fawn's fur they used cuffs of the black wild dog?, with a jacket of bluish yellow silk, to display it; with lamb’s fur, ornaments of leopard’s fur, and a jacket of black silk to display it ; with fox-fur, a jacket of yellow silk to display it. A jacket of embroidered silk with fox-fur was worn by the feudal lords. 15. With dog’s fur or sheep’s fur*, they did not wear any jacket of silk over it. Where there was no ornamentation, they did not use the jacket. The wearing the jacket was to show its beauty. When condoling, they kept the jacket covered, and did now show all its ornamental character ; in the presence of the ruler, they showed all this. The covering of the dress was to hide its beauty. Hence, personators of the deceased covered their jackets of silk. Officers holding a piece of jade or a tortoise-shell (to present it) covered it; but if they had no (such official) business in hand, they displayed the silken garment, and did not presume to cover it. 16. For his memorandum-tablet, the son of Heaven used a piece of sonorous jade; the prince of a state, a piece of ivory; a Great officer, a piece of bamboo, ornamented with fishbone*; ordinary 1 Or foreign dog. An animal like the tapir or rhinoceros is called by the same name, but cannot be meant here. 3 «The dress,’ says Kang, ‘worn by the common people.’ ® The bone seems to be specified ; 2A, read pan. What bone and of what fish, I do not know. SECT. Il. yU g3Ao. 13 officers might use bamboo, adorned with ivory at the bottom.
23 «The dress,’ says Kang, ‘worn by the common people.’ ® The bone seems to be specified ; 2A, read pan. What bone and of what fish, I do not know. SECT. Il. yU g3Ao. 13 officers might use bamboo, adorned with ivory at the bottom. 17. When appearing before the son of Heaven, and at trials of archery, there was no such thing as being without this tablet. It was contrary to rule to enter the Grand temple without it. During the five months’ mourning, it was not laid aside. When engaged in the performance of some business, and wearing the cincture, one laid it aside. When he had put it in his girdle, the bearer of it was required to wash his hands ; but afterwards, though he had something to do in the court, he did not wash them (again). When one had occasion to point to or draw anything before the ruler, he used the tablet. When he went before him and received a charge, he wrote it down on it. For all these purposes the tablet was used, and therefore it was ornamental. 18. The tablet was 2 cubits and 6 inches long. Its width at the middle was 3 inches; and it tapered away to 2} inches (at the ends). 19. (A ruler) wore a plain white girdle of silk, with ornamented ends; a Great officer, a similar girdle, with the ends hanging down; an ordinary officer, one of dyed silk, with the edges tucked in, and the ends hanging down; a scholar waiting to be employed, one of embroidered silk; and young lads, one of white silk'. 1 From this paragraph to the end of the part, the text is in great confusion; with characters missing here and there, and sentences thrown together without natural connexion. Ain Héo has endeavoured to readjust them; but I have preferred to follow the order of the imperial and other editions. The Khien-lung editors advise the reader to do so, and make the best he can of them by means of Kang Hsiian’s notes. Ain H4o’s order is— 14 THE Lf xt. BK. XI. 20. For all these the buttons and loops were made of silk cords. 21. The knee-covers of a ruler were of vermilion colour; those of a Great officer, white; and of another officer, purple :—all of leather; and might be rounded, slanting, and straight. Those of the son of Heaven were straight (and pointed at all the corners); of the prince of a state, square both at bottom and top; of a Great officer, square at the bottom, with the corners at the top rounded off; and of another officer, straight both at bottom and top. 22. The width of these covers was 2 cubits at bottom, and 1 at top. Their length was 3 cubits. On each side of (what was called) the neck were 5 inches, reaching to the shoulders or corners, _ From the shoulders to the leathern band were 2 inches}. 23. The great girdle of a Great officer was 4 paragraphs—25, 19, 20, 27, 23, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29. By this arrangement something like a train of thought can be made out. 1 The knee-covers of the prince of a state are represented thus—
323. The great girdle of a Great officer was 4 paragraphs—25, 19, 20, 27, 23, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29. By this arrangement something like a train of thought can be made out. 1 The knee-covers of the prince of a state are represented thus— The middle suspender joined on to the top strap at the neck; the two others at the shoulders. On the central portions of the cover were represented certain of the emblems of distinctidn, according to the rank of the wearer :—dragons on the king’s; flames on a prince’s ; and mountains on a Great officer's. But I do not think the makers of these figures had distinct ideas of the articles which they intended to represent, They certainly fail in giving the student such ideas. The colours, &c., moreover, appear to have varied with the occasions on which they were worn, ; SECT. IT. YU 840. 15 inches (wide)'. In variegated girdles, the colours for a ruler were vermilion and green; for a Great officer, cerulean and yellow; for an (ordinary) officer, a black border of 2 inches, and this, when carried round the body a second time, appeared to be 4 inches. On all girdles which were tucked in there was no needlework. 24. (An officer) who had received his first commission wore a cover of reddish-purple, with a black supporter for his girdle-pendant. One who had received the second commission wore a scarlet cover, (also) with a black supporter for the pendant ; and one who had received the third commission, a scarlet cover, with an onion-green supporter for the pendant? 25. The son of Heaven wore a girdle of plain white silk, with vermilion lining, and ornamented ends. 26. The queen wore a robe with white pheasants embroidered on it; (a prince’s) wife, one with green pheasants®. 27. (The cords that formed the loops and buttons) were 3 inches long, equal to the breadth of the girdle. The rule for the length of the sash (deseending from the girdle) was, that, for an officer, it should 1 This, according to the Xdien-lung editors, was the girdle or sash of ‘correct dress,’ and white. The variegated girdles, they say, were worn in private and when at leisure. * The character for a knee-cover here (ak, fQ) is different from that in paragraph 21 (a8. pt); but the Ahien-lung editors say their significance is exactly the same. How the knee-covers and the supporter or balance-yard (764, h&ng) of the girdle pendant are spoken of together, I do not know. ’ The pheasants here referred to are described as I have done in the R-Ya. The ‘ wife’ is supposed also to include the ladies called the king’s ‘ three helpmates’ in Book I, ii, Part ii, 1. 16 THE Li xt. © BK, XI. be 3 cubits; for one discharging a special service, 24. 3ze-yti said, ‘ Divide all below the girdle into three parts, and the sash will be equal to two of them. The sash, the knee-covers, and the ties are all of equal length.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1(For him) to wear the Great fur robe was contrary to ancient practice. 13. When a ruler wore the robe of white fox-fur, he wore one of embroidered silk over it to display it®. 1 The five ‘correct’ colours were azure (iF ; of varying shade), scarlet Cis carnation, the colour of the flesh), white, black, and yellow. The ‘intermediate’ were green (eR); red (I): jade- green (#8), purple (3%), and bay-yellow (ie ii). ® See the concluding article in the ‘ Narratives of the School.’ The words of Confucius are understood to intimate a condemnation of Ki Khang-3ze. 8 Made of black lamb’s fur and white fox-fur. * Or, according to many, in giving charges about agriculture. 5 Of one colour, worn by the king, at a border sacrifice. 12 THE Li xt. BK. XI. When (the guards on) the right of the ruler wore tigers’ fur, those on the left wore wolves’ fur. An (ordinary) officer did not wear the fur of the white fox. 14. (Great and other) officers wore the fur of the blue fox, with sleeves of leopard’s fur, and over it a jacket of dark-coloured silk to display it; with fawn's fur they used cuffs of the black wild dog?, with a jacket of bluish yellow silk, to display it; with lamb’s fur, ornaments of leopard’s fur, and a jacket of black silk to display it ; with fox-fur, a jacket of yellow silk to display it. A jacket of embroidered silk with fox-fur was worn by the feudal lords. 15. With dog’s fur or sheep’s fur*, they did not wear any jacket of silk over it. Where there was no ornamentation, they did not use the jacket. The wearing the jacket was to show its beauty. When condoling, they kept the jacket covered, and did now show all its ornamental character ; in the presence of the ruler, they showed all this. The covering of the dress was to hide its beauty. Hence, personators of the deceased covered their jackets of silk. Officers holding a piece of jade or a tortoise-shell (to present it) covered it; but if they had no (such official) business in hand, they displayed the silken garment, and did not presume to cover it. 16. For his memorandum-tablet, the son of Heaven used a piece of sonorous jade; the prince of a state, a piece of ivory; a Great officer, a piece of bamboo, ornamented with fishbone*; ordinary 1 Or foreign dog. An animal like the tapir or rhinoceros is called by the same name, but cannot be meant here. 3 «The dress,’ says Kang, ‘worn by the common people.’ ® The bone seems to be specified ; 2A, read pan. What bone and of what fish, I do not know. SECT. Il. yU g3Ao. 13 officers might use bamboo, adorned with ivory at the bottom.
23 «The dress,’ says Kang, ‘worn by the common people.’ ® The bone seems to be specified ; 2A, read pan. What bone and of what fish, I do not know. SECT. Il. yU g3Ao. 13 officers might use bamboo, adorned with ivory at the bottom. 17. When appearing before the son of Heaven, and at trials of archery, there was no such thing as being without this tablet. It was contrary to rule to enter the Grand temple without it. During the five months’ mourning, it was not laid aside. When engaged in the performance of some business, and wearing the cincture, one laid it aside. When he had put it in his girdle, the bearer of it was required to wash his hands ; but afterwards, though he had something to do in the court, he did not wash them (again). When one had occasion to point to or draw anything before the ruler, he used the tablet. When he went before him and received a charge, he wrote it down on it. For all these purposes the tablet was used, and therefore it was ornamental. 18. The tablet was 2 cubits and 6 inches long. Its width at the middle was 3 inches; and it tapered away to 2} inches (at the ends). 19. (A ruler) wore a plain white girdle of silk, with ornamented ends; a Great officer, a similar girdle, with the ends hanging down; an ordinary officer, one of dyed silk, with the edges tucked in, and the ends hanging down; a scholar waiting to be employed, one of embroidered silk; and young lads, one of white silk'. 1 From this paragraph to the end of the part, the text is in great confusion; with characters missing here and there, and sentences thrown together without natural connexion. Ain Héo has endeavoured to readjust them; but I have preferred to follow the order of the imperial and other editions. The Khien-lung editors advise the reader to do so, and make the best he can of them by means of Kang Hsiian’s notes. Ain H4o’s order is— 14 THE Lf xt. BK. XI. 20. For all these the buttons and loops were made of silk cords. 21. The knee-covers of a ruler were of vermilion colour; those of a Great officer, white; and of another officer, purple :—all of leather; and might be rounded, slanting, and straight. Those of the son of Heaven were straight (and pointed at all the corners); of the prince of a state, square both at bottom and top; of a Great officer, square at the bottom, with the corners at the top rounded off; and of another officer, straight both at bottom and top. 22. The width of these covers was 2 cubits at bottom, and 1 at top. Their length was 3 cubits. On each side of (what was called) the neck were 5 inches, reaching to the shoulders or corners, _ From the shoulders to the leathern band were 2 inches}. 23. The great girdle of a Great officer was 4 paragraphs—25, 19, 20, 27, 23, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29. By this arrangement something like a train of thought can be made out. 1 The knee-covers of the prince of a state are represented thus—
323. The great girdle of a Great officer was 4 paragraphs—25, 19, 20, 27, 23, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29. By this arrangement something like a train of thought can be made out. 1 The knee-covers of the prince of a state are represented thus— The middle suspender joined on to the top strap at the neck; the two others at the shoulders. On the central portions of the cover were represented certain of the emblems of distinctidn, according to the rank of the wearer :—dragons on the king’s; flames on a prince’s ; and mountains on a Great officer's. But I do not think the makers of these figures had distinct ideas of the articles which they intended to represent, They certainly fail in giving the student such ideas. The colours, &c., moreover, appear to have varied with the occasions on which they were worn, ; SECT. IT. YU 840. 15 inches (wide)'. In variegated girdles, the colours for a ruler were vermilion and green; for a Great officer, cerulean and yellow; for an (ordinary) officer, a black border of 2 inches, and this, when carried round the body a second time, appeared to be 4 inches. On all girdles which were tucked in there was no needlework. 24. (An officer) who had received his first commission wore a cover of reddish-purple, with a black supporter for his girdle-pendant. One who had received the second commission wore a scarlet cover, (also) with a black supporter for the pendant ; and one who had received the third commission, a scarlet cover, with an onion-green supporter for the pendant? 25. The son of Heaven wore a girdle of plain white silk, with vermilion lining, and ornamented ends. 26. The queen wore a robe with white pheasants embroidered on it; (a prince’s) wife, one with green pheasants®. 27. (The cords that formed the loops and buttons) were 3 inches long, equal to the breadth of the girdle. The rule for the length of the sash (deseending from the girdle) was, that, for an officer, it should 1 This, according to the Xdien-lung editors, was the girdle or sash of ‘correct dress,’ and white. The variegated girdles, they say, were worn in private and when at leisure. * The character for a knee-cover here (ak, fQ) is different from that in paragraph 21 (a8. pt); but the Ahien-lung editors say their significance is exactly the same. How the knee-covers and the supporter or balance-yard (764, h&ng) of the girdle pendant are spoken of together, I do not know. ’ The pheasants here referred to are described as I have done in the R-Ya. The ‘ wife’ is supposed also to include the ladies called the king’s ‘ three helpmates’ in Book I, ii, Part ii, 1. 16 THE Li xt. © BK, XI. be 3 cubits; for one discharging a special service, 24. 3ze-yti said, ‘ Divide all below the girdle into three parts, and the sash will be equal to two of them. The sash, the knee-covers, and the ties are all of equal length.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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