ame of the Duke of Sung, who mirrors is upon the back. Here, together with orna- caused the bell to be cast. Bells bearing this inscrip- the coils, leaves, and fruit of the vine in its most mental designs, are inscribed the prayers and mottoes tion were cast under the auspices of a Duke of Sung… … Incense Vessel of the Ming Dynasty. particular dynasty or period in which they were used. tended from 574 to 530 B. C. Dr. Hirth, however, is development. The fact is that the grape, together with somewhat conservative in his opinion in regard to a number of other elements of culture, was unknown…
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