Marks and monograms on European and Oriental pottery and porcelain : with historical notices of each manufactory, preceded by an introductory essay on the vasa fictila of the Greek, Romano-British, and mediaeval eras (1886)
Chaffers, William, 1811-1892 · London : Reeves and Turner · leaf 368
is of opinion that they also refer to the two principles or forces, the Yang or active, represented by a circle, and the Yn or passive, by a square, to which we have before alluded. This sign denotes a religious consecration of everything so marked, called by the Chinese Wan-tse, the ten thousand… … * This cross, called the Fylfot or hammer of Thor, was frequently introduced in decoration and embroidery during the Middle Ages. It occurs on monumental brasses anterior to the reign of Richard II., and is found on the girdle of a priest A.D. ion, and was introduced into Europe as a mystic symbol…
Pottery · Porcelain
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