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Article THE PEN-AND-INK SKETCHES OF ONE FANG. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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The Pen-And-Ink Sketches Of One Fang.
less task to endeavour to elicit any information from I them . The six-stemmed bamboo ( No . 1 ) is a frequently recurring element in the Buddhistic cosmogony , and appearing , as it does in the accompanying drawing , in the position of a support to the fivepointed star , it becomes especially suggestive to E . A .
Masons . No . 2 ( " the precious things of Heaven " ) is also worth examination on account of the collection of Craft emblems which it contains . I may mention as an additional fact , although it renders our know - ledge of Oriental Masonry ( if there be such a thing ) more misty than before , that the five-pointed star is looked on by Chinese Buddhists as representing the square and compasses .
I would earnestly recommend a consideration of these drawings to those who aro willing to devote themselves to the elucidation of the history of Masonry , and Avho are iu a position to acquire extensive information on the subject . I remain , dear Sir and Brother ,
Yours faithfully and fraternally , E . AI / EX . JAIIIESON . J . W . Northern Lodge of China 570 , Late interpreter to the U . S . Consulate-General Shanghai . in China . [ A continuation of these illustrations will be given in future issues of the FEEEHASONS' MAGAZINE . En . F . M . ]
No . 1 .
THE SIX STEMMED BAMBOO .
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The Pen-And-Ink Sketches Of One Fang.
less task to endeavour to elicit any information from I them . The six-stemmed bamboo ( No . 1 ) is a frequently recurring element in the Buddhistic cosmogony , and appearing , as it does in the accompanying drawing , in the position of a support to the fivepointed star , it becomes especially suggestive to E . A .
Masons . No . 2 ( " the precious things of Heaven " ) is also worth examination on account of the collection of Craft emblems which it contains . I may mention as an additional fact , although it renders our know - ledge of Oriental Masonry ( if there be such a thing ) more misty than before , that the five-pointed star is looked on by Chinese Buddhists as representing the square and compasses .
I would earnestly recommend a consideration of these drawings to those who aro willing to devote themselves to the elucidation of the history of Masonry , and Avho are iu a position to acquire extensive information on the subject . I remain , dear Sir and Brother ,
Yours faithfully and fraternally , E . AI / EX . JAIIIESON . J . W . Northern Lodge of China 570 , Late interpreter to the U . S . Consulate-General Shanghai . in China . [ A continuation of these illustrations will be given in future issues of the FEEEHASONS' MAGAZINE . En . F . M . ]
No . 1 .
THE SIX STEMMED BAMBOO .