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  1. Kuei Tablets
  2. Late Neolithic to Hsia Period
  3.      These two ivory-yellow 
  4. jade  kuei  tablets  were 
  5. originally  smooth  and 
  6. undecorated.  The blade 
  7. of the left-hand tablet still 
  8. bears signs of wear and 
  9. tear.  Both tablets have 
  10. been embellished with 
  11. Ch'ien-lung imperial seals,
  12. verses composed by the 
  13. emperor, and imitation 
  14. antique designs.