^^^ REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. 



Brush holdek (Pil-touo). Carved teak wood, representing- a, knotty 

 tree trunk. ^ 



Heiglit, lOiiiclies; diameter, 104 inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. ^^^^^^ 



Of the f.,rm nsed b.v Chinese scholars for holdin,.? brushes and rolls of paper 



Wood block (east). Double face, the upper showing- the face and 

 back of the harp called Ka num-go, a Chinese instrument. The 

 lower face, with picture of flight of butterflies. 



Length, 11 inches; width, 5 inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 



Collected by P. L. .Jouy. ^^^^^^ 



Used to "pull " imprints on letter paper by rubbing. 



Printino BLOCK (Banjul-pan). Wooden block- ends wedge-shaped 

 tor fitting into a holder. Engraved. PI. xxin. 



Leugth, 17f inches; width, S inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 



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



Blocks and m..yable type are both used in Korea. This is a common block 

 forpnntmg the alphabet sheet from which children learn the on-moun or na- 

 tive Korean character. The characters are arranged in vertical columns, and 

 above each is a rough pictorial representation of something contauiinl- the 

 nn lal consonant sound of the characters in the column. Th: writing on the 

 lett IS astrological. " 



Sa^towsays, "There are some Korean books dating back to 1317 and 13n 

 printed with movable type."* ' 



PROPERTY, TRADE, COMMERCE, AND INTERCOMMUNICATION. 



CARRYING CLOTH. Square piece of coarse cotton stuflF stamped in 

 black. At each corner is sewn a strong band of folded cotton. 



Size, 48 by .5,5 inches square. 



Seoul, Korea. 



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



Wrapped around parcels carried l>y j.orters. 



METHODS AND MEDIA OF EXCHANGE. 



Three "cash" piece. Copper coin worth about 3 cents Inscrii,- 

 tion, "Great East. Three cash." 



Diameter, 1 inch. 



Korea. 



Gift of W. A. Mintzer, U. S. Navy. ' 



Silver coin (Sam jun). The inscription is " Great Eastern Kingdom 

 one mace." In center of obverse of coin is a disk of transparent 

 blue enamel about } of an inch in diameter. Beneath this is the 

 character for treasury. Debased silver, value about 15 cents. 



Diameter, f of an inch. 



Korea. 



Gift of W. A. Mintzer, U. S. Navy. 



The se^curious^ins are rare, having been withdrawn from circulation. 



* Trans. Asiat. Soc. of .Japan, x, NoTl^^KeS^ ' 



