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| Major Burney on the Lacquered-Ware of Ava. 
. Specimen of the Myen-wa bamboo. 
Ditto of the Ten-wa bamboo. 
. Shewing how the éen-wa is cut for weaving basket-work. 
. A small deal box covered with the fine priming, and a coat of the first kind of 
varnish—a part of this box is gilt. 
. A packet containing specimens of kyouk-pyen gwé, shwé-gan-gyouk and gé, and 
other stones used in the manufacture of lacquered-ware; also, some of the 
red earth used with the gé, and a brush made of coco-nut fibre. 
. Apacket containing two ¢sout, one goukh, and a piece of shwe-zet-tau-hyouk or slate. 
. One packet, containing a piece of petrified en-gyen tree, with some of the polish- 
ing powder, called en-gyen hyouk tshiiwé amhoun. 
. One do., containing four specimens of vermilion: han-za-pada yowe, first sort ; 
han-za-pada ayé, second sort; han-za-pada gouk, third sort; and han-za- 
pada atshoun, Chinese vermilion; and a specimen of the Chinese cinnabar 
or ayain ; a piece of tshe-dan or hartal, and of atsein or green paint. 
. One packet, containing a little Burmese gold leaf, said to be manufactured from 
gold of ho-m#, or nine mi touch. 
. One form or poun, on which the basket-work of cups is wove, with a cup upon it. 
One Burmese lathe, or ¢set-khoun, with a chuck or poun fixed to it with slips of 
bamboo. 
One chuck or poun, for ditto, shewing how the cup is fixed to the lathe. 
. One tsee or basket cylinder, for ditto, shewing how the cup is lodged in it. 
. One Shan hwon-eet or betel-box of red colour, shewing the Shan yowon-tho or 
engraving, imported from Laos. 
. One Awa hwon-eet or betel-box of green colour, showing the Purma yowon-tho, 
manufactured at Ava. 
One Nyoung-00 kwon-eet of yellow colour, and of a coarse description, manu- 
factured at Nyoung-oo, and shewing the Burma yowon tho, suspected to have 
the mud and cow dung priming only. 
One Awa kwon-eet of black colour, finished with the polishing powder; manu- 
factured at Ava. 
One Pugan kwon-eet, of yellow colour and of a superior description, shewing the 
Burma yowon-t,ho ; manufactured at Pugan. 
One small let-peh-out, or box for keeping /et-pek tea; coarse, and made in Ava. 
Three bottles of the theet-tsee ayoung-den, first kind of Burmese varnish. 
Two do. of theet-tsee anee-byau, second do. do. 
One do. of theet-tsee tha-yo-byau, third do. do. 
One do. of amé-bya, or ayo-bya, calcined bones powdered and sifted fine. 
One do. of phwe-bya, ashes of paddy husk sifted fine. 
One do. of Shan-zee, or Shan oil. 
A specimen of the powet-kyoung-yet style of bamboo basket-work. 
H. Burney. 
Ava, March 9, 1831. 
