Note 171 — Chapter VI
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lit. duplicated kingfisher green. Bushell, in his translation, renders it literally "kingfisher feathers in layers," a metaphor from the well–known jewellery with inlay of kingfisher feathers, which would suggest a turquoise tint. On the other hand, we find in Giles's Dictionary the phrase Yüan shan t´ieh ts´ui, "the distant hills rise in many green ranges" (the two forms of t´ieh being alternatives), a phrase recalling the "green of a thousand hills," which is used in reference to early green wares. See p. 16.
