NO. 1667. COLLECTION OP ROSAPIES—CASANOWIGZ. 343 



30. Japanese romi-y. — Consisting of 112 globular heads made of 

 cherry wood. It is the shu-nokl jla-drca described above, which is 

 used iby all sects. The parent, disciple, regent, and samts' beads are 

 of the same material, differing only in size. Length, G feet 6 inches. 

 Japan. (Cat. No. 130, 083, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Mr. Romyn 

 Hitchcock. 



31-,)2. Two Japanese yv>,s7/yvV.v.— Consisting each of 112 globular 

 beads made of plum-tree wood. The same as the preceding No. 30. 

 Length, 6 feet. Japan. (Cat. No. 130683, U.S.N.M.) Collected by 

 Mr. Romyn Hitchcock. 



S3. Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 112 small globular beads made 

 of cherry wood. Used by the Nichiren sect, which was founded in the 

 middle of the thirteenth century A. D. Its rosary is similar to the 

 sho-zohi jlu dzu, diifering only in the size of the beads, wdiich, as a 

 rule, are ver}^ small for convenience of carrying and for being more 

 easily manipulated. Length, 32 inches. Japan. (Cat. No. 5525, 

 U.S.N.M.) Lent by Miss Eliza R. Scidmore. 



34- Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 112 beads made of mother of 

 pearl. The two parent beads are of amber, the four spacing or saints' 

 beads are of red coral. This rosary is used by the Shin-Gon sect, 

 Avhich was founded 805 A. D. Length, 4 feet. Japan. (Plate 25, fig. 

 1, Cat. No. 5555, U.S.N.M.) Lent by Miss Eliza R. Scidmore. 



35. Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 112 beads made of smooth 

 peach stones. The beads on the pendant strings, as also the parent 

 and spacing beads, are of glass. Length, 8 feet. Japan. (Cat. No. 

 5545, U.S.N.M.) Lent by Miss Eliza R. Scidmore. 



36. Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 112 beads of some dark-brown 

 seeds, with the beads on the pendant strings and parent and spacing 

 beads of glass. Length, 20 inches. Japan. (Cat. No. 5550, 

 U.S.N.M.) Lent by Miss Eliza R. Scidmore. 



37. Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 112 flattened beads made of 

 ebony. Used by the Zen sect, which was founded at the beginning of 

 the thirteenth century A. D. This rosary has the two parent and 

 four spacing or saints' beads, but no pendant strings with their dis- 

 ciple beads. The ends of the strings run out from the upper parent 

 bead, extending about 4 inches in length and terminating in a knot 

 without tassel. The four spacing or saints' beads are here placed at 

 intervals of 18 beads, so that by means of the two parent and four 

 saints' beads the string is divided into six sections of 18 beads each. 

 The jjarent and saints' beads are of glass. Length, 28 inches. 

 Japan. (Cat. No. 5528, U.S.N.M.) Lent by Miss Eliza R. Scid- 

 more. 



38. Japanese rosary. — Consisting of 174 flattened beads made of 

 black wood. The parent, pendant, and spacing beads are of glass. 

 Perhaps used by the lay people of the Zen sect. liCngth, G feet. 



