KOREAN COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 475 



riNCUT SEALS (Do-su (lol). Block of soapstoiie, with sittin- figure of 

 the lion badly earved. The 8<iuare surtace on the bottom is ready 

 for engraving either a man's name or some motto. 



Height 2., iuches. ^^^ 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected bv Dr. H. N. Allen. 



This style of seal is generally used by literary people. The design orig- 

 inated in China. 



Ink stone (Be-rn-dol). Oblong slab of black slate, with cover of 



wood. 



Length, 4f inches; width, 2 J iuches. 



Nam-po City, Korea. l-*"^*^'^ 



Collected hy Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Ink STONE (Be-rn-dol). Oblong slab of hard black stone, with lid, on 

 which is carved a flowering plum tree. 



Length, 5^ inches; width, 3 iuches. 



Nani-po City, Korea. ^"^"^^^ 



Collected hy Dr. H. N. Allen. 

 BOLLS OF LETTER PAPER (Du-rnma-ri). White paper sized and pol- 

 ished. Medium quality; made from the bark of the tak tree. 



Width GMnches. 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected hy Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Pencils or brushes (Boot). Made from the hair of a small animal 

 resembling the rat (chung-sal-mo), fi-xed in bamboo. 



Length 8 inches. ^^^^^^ 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected hy Dr. H. N. Allen. 



For letter-writing and copying. Generally manufactured in the province of 

 Haiu-kiung-do. 



Pencil .tar (Pil-tong). Porcelain cylinder decorated with figures of a 



man and a woman, in water colors. 



Height, ik iuches; diameter, 2t inches. 



_ , ,. 130840 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected hy Dr. H. N. Allen. 

 Pencil .tar (Pil-tong). Octagonal vase of i)recious serpentine. 

 Height, 5| iuches; diameter, 4f iuches. 

 Seoul, Korea, 1885. 



Collected bv Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



This stone is prized by the Koreans, who luahe from it pencil .iars, ink stones 

 tobacco l)oxes, etc. 



Pencil rest (Pil-san). Carved soapstone, representing Lo ja (Laotze), 

 a Chinese philosopher, seated on a cow. 



Height 24 inches. ^^^^^^ 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



