Note 99 — Chapter IV · CHIA CHING (1522–1566) AND LUNG CH’ING (1567–1572)
Reading edition
hsien hung t’u, lit. “the earth for the fresh red,” an expression which would naturally refer to the clay used in making ware of this particular colour, though Bushell has preferred to take it in reference to the mineral used to produce the colour itself. See p. 123.
