KOREAN COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 443 



Window shade (Bal). Plain and colored slivers of bamboo joined 

 closely at intervals with a warp of green cotton twine. Black bam- 

 boo rods at top, middle, and bottom. A straight line ornament is 

 jiainted in the center and surrounded l)y a Grecian fret bolder. 



Lenii'tli, i IVet 3 inches; width, 4 feet 8 inclies. 



Province of Chiilhi-do, Korea. 77021 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadoti, U. S. Navy. 



Very pretty; of superior workmanshiji. The very fine splints are secured by 

 boiling the bamboo. 



Rush mat (Jot-ja-ri). Striped green, purple, nud red. Hemp warp; 

 rush woof, forming fringe at side ()f mat. Made by Inind on a 

 weighted loom. 



Length, 6 feet; width, 2 feet. 



Seoul, Kort^a, 1885. 77010 



Collected by Ensign J. 15. Rernadon, U. S. Navy. 



Used in summer for covering beds and floors. In .lapan the standard mat is 

 6 by a feet. 



Spittoon (Ta-gu). Cylindrical cup of brass ware with a slanting cover 

 having an orifice about 1 inch in diameter. Placed in the parlor or 

 near the table at meal times. 



Height, 2| inches ; diameter, 2f inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 1.30843 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Lantern cover (Duug-rong-ni). Made of red and blue silk; mouth 

 has a gathering string. 



Length, 46 inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130864 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Probably used in a private house, though this kind of cover is generally 

 used for the lanterns of high officers. 



THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM. 



Rice pot (Gob-dol-sot). Lenticular vessel of black soapstone, Avith 



lid. PI. XVI, fig. 1 (commeucing at the left). 



Diameter, 15 inclies; height, 6^ inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130883 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Used also for general cooking. The Koreans like this kind of boiler, as 

 those of iron are too common. Given by the King to Dr. Allen. 



Cooking pot (Sin-syol-lo). Soft, green, micaceous stone, blackened and 

 polished on the outside. It consists of a lid, bowl, and furnace 

 combined, and a detachable base or ash box. In the center of the 

 bowl is a tubular fnrnace extending up through a hole in the lid, 

 which fits closely around its rim. The fnrnace has round holes in 

 the bottom and the asli-box has an opening for draft at the side. 

 Food is placed in the bowl and coals are ]mt into fiinmce. Such a 

 vessel is commonly used for frying meat when several friends as- 



