EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXII. 



Korean Inlaid and Embroidered Pillow Ends. 



(Commencing at the left.) 



Fi<;-. 1. Pillow End. Disk of wood, paiuted. Design, two tigers and a pine tree. 

 Surface, coated with a transparent layer of a geLitiuous substance re- 

 sembling horn. Diameter, 6i inches. (Cat. No. 77035, U. S. N. M. Seoul, 

 Korea. Collected by Ensign J. B. Beruadou, U. S. N.) 



Fig. 2. Pillow End. Disk of wood, lacquered; incmsted with haliotis shell. De- 

 sign, tiger under a pine tree; along the border is a band of arabesques in 

 shell. Diameter, 8i inches. (Cat. No. 130851, U. S. N. M. Tong-young 

 City, Korea. Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen.) 



Fig. 3. Pillow End. Disk of wood iucrusted in black lacquer with iridescent 

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

 in the spring season. Diameter, 8 inches. (Cat. No. 77032, U. S. N. M. 

 Seoul, Korea. Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. N.) 



Fig. 4. Pillow End. Disk of wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Design, the 

 Chinese "Good Luck" character. Diameter, 7 inches. (Cat. No" 77033. 

 U. S. N. M. Seoul, Korea. Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. N.) 



Fig. 5. Pillow End. Embroidered in colored silks. Design, the Chinese tai-ki, 

 three comma-shaped objects coiled in a circle. Around this are grouped 

 the eight geomantic signs (Pal-qua). Diameter, 8 inches. (Cat. No. 

 77034, IT. S. N. M. Seoul, Korea. Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou 

 U. S. N.) 



