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India-ink drawing — Ooutiimed. 



weights thrown over, the other set thrown back, inclosing the rush 

 in the warp. This is a tedious process, but produces good work 

 with little machinery and skill. Korean matting is very good. 9. 



India-ink drawing. C^ountry people passing on the road. Shows the 

 high saddle and common method of riding by holding on to the 

 saddle and allowing the horse to be led. 10. 



Etiquette requires that womeu vail their taces ou meetiug meu. This repre- 

 sents the wedding processiou returning from the bride's house. 



India-ink drawing. House building. Shows men planing timbers, 

 tiling, etc. 11. 



Tiles are imbedded in balls of mud placed upon the roof. The plane has 

 handles at the sides. 



India-ink drawing. Wrestling match. Spectators; street candy 



seller. 12. 



India-ink drawing. Boats propelled by sculling, ferrymg passen- 

 gers across stream. 13. 



India-ink drawing. Women washing clothes by beating them with 

 clubs on rocks. W^men braiding hair; man peeping from behind 

 his fan. 14. 



India-ink drawing. Coolies eating by the roadside. Bowls and 

 spoons are being used. 15. 



India-ink drawing. Roadside inn. People of middle class taking 

 food and smoking. 16. 



These open roadside inns resemble those of Japan. 



India-ink drawing. Coolies resting by roadside; smoking and chat- 



India-ink drawing. Country peddlers. Man carries large basket ot 

 of vegetables or salt fish on his head; woman carries child and 

 ' cradle-shaped basket containing crabs. 18. 



The child is carried as in Japan, seated inside the loose upper garment. 



India-ink drawing. Forging. Smith holds red-hot iron on anvil, 

 with tongs, while two men strike. Boy blows bellows, and man 

 sits on the ground dressing piece of wood with curved drawknife. 



19. 

 India-ink drawing. Shoeing a horse. Tools lying on ground. 20. 



The animal is thrown and the smith tacks ou a circular shoe without calks. 

 Korean horses are rarely castrated; hence are vicious. The officials ride don- 

 keys almost universally. 



India-ink DRAWING. Plowing and working the fields. Two oxen 

 are attached to a light, one-handled plow. Two men hoeing with 

 implements resembling potato forks. 21. 



In Korea the horse is never employed in the plow. 



India-ink drawing. Thrashing by beating sheaves across a rough 

 log of wood and sweeping grain from the smooth, hard ground. 

 The man taking his ease near by is the overseer. 22. 



