KOREAN COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 465 



Bronze image (ancient) (In liiuiig). Figure of a warrior; arms 

 iiiissiiig, but from the position of tlie stumps lie seems to be draw- 

 ing a. bow. 



Height, 3^ iiiclies. 



Torai, Korea, 1883. 15160.5 



Colleeted by P. L. .loiiy. 



Probably used, as an ornament on some bulldiug (temple) or on arnnjr. 



Cover of fire rox (Hwa-ru-dug-ke). Brass; circular; perforated 

 design of lotus flowers, etc. ; chased and repousseed. 



Diameter, 9f iu(^hes. 



Korea. I5I6I3 



Colleeted by P. L. Joiiy. 



From a temple vessel, probably a hand-warmer. 



Donkey rell (Bang-wool). Globular cast brass; raised ornamenta- 

 tion. 



Diameter, 2 inehes. 



Fusau, Korea. 151604 



Collected by P. li. Jony. 



Wind bell (Pung-kiung). Brass; cruciform clapper with globular 

 ends. A chain hangs down from the clapper bearing a sheet brass 

 fish, which rings the bell when swayed in the wind. 



Height, 2| inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 15I5I6 



Collected by P. L. Jouy. 



Hung in the eaves of houses and temjdes. 'J'lie .lajianese ha\ e a siuiilar 

 custom. 



INLAYING, EMBROIDERY, ETC. 



Pillow end (Be-ga-mo). Disk of wood painted. Design, two tigers 

 and i)ine tree. Coated with a transparent layer of gelatinous sub- 

 stance resembling horn. PI. xxii, tig. 1 (commencing at the left). 



Diameter, 6 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77035 



Collected by Ensign .1. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



The Korean pillow is a cylindrical case stuffed with hair or rice straw. It 

 has ornamented ends. 



Pillow end (Be ga-mo). Circular piece of wood, lacquered; incrusted 

 withhaliolis shell. Figures representa tigernnder a i)iuetree; along 

 the border is a, band of arabesque. PI. xxii, fig. 2 (commencing at 

 the left). 



Diameter, 8^ inches. 



Toug-youug City, Korea. 130851 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



This is not part of a regular pillow, but for the kind used as an arm rest. 



Pillow end (Ja-ga-be-ga-mo). Disk of wood fastened in the end of 

 the cylindrical pillowcase; inlaid in black laccjuer with haliolis 

 shell. Subject, the great dragon rising from the sea into the sky 

 in the spring season. PI. xxii. fig. 3 (commencing at the left). 



Diameter, 8 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77032, 



tSM 91, VT 2 30 



