if it be contemplat 
surface, a picture 1 
ing the picture upon th 
This art is practised in Proi 
silver lacqu 
floral ornamentatic 
3rd. Mandalay Moulded Lacquer —In Maud 
thit-si is thou broken oil" in lumps of tin ■ required^ si/.e, and 
the bodi.-s of animals, each l'e-, arm. linger being separately made 
and stuck on in the desired attitude. I'.y means ol a few speciallv 
made wooden modellin- tool,, die details are sharpened up, ami 
when ready the ii-nre is lifted off the t;d>h ami translerre«l to the 
freshh sizi i surfae. o i whi. hi - i • ! > dlix 1 p. nnan. ntly It 
is then given a few finishing touches before bring varnished 
over with tints, and placed in the pit to dry. Plate 2 (fig. 1] 
shows a ffpu rf m v 
beer, richly ornamented in the manner described. It will be 
oInivI also that certain medallions in the de-i-n ha\. le.u 
stud h d with coloured glass or minor gems imbedded withm the 
soft thit-si. 
This art is largely used for the ornamentation of fancy boxes, 
idol thrones, as also the stands on which kpt ■" 
deposited. 
thet 
in which 
ones, as aiso urn jsiuiiub vix * 
d. The same material ami un 
ithod is often adopted in 
mentation of the many-storied 
and. manv-traved baskets 
h r.unuan ladies store their tr« 
?asures and jewels. The 
on of these is, of course, wickei 
•-work lacquered oyer, in 
