CHINA. (B.d.) 



[ I.] Water-pipe; bowl or body of bamboo; Chinese 

 characters and trees, inlaid in mother-of-pearl; tube, iiin. 

 long, tortoiseshell ; silver mounts, silver chain, and pricker. 

 5in. high, 3in. diameter. 



[ 2.] Water-pipe; like No. i, but without tube. 



[3.] Water-pipe; bowl or body of bronze of quatre- 

 foil section, inlaid with silver, 2in. high, 2in. broad; reed 

 stem lo^.in. long, with silver mouthpiece 3in. long. 



[4 and 5.] Two Water-pipes, of white glazed porcelain; 

 rosette in front of body. 6in. high, i;|in. diameter. 



[ 6.] Water-pipe, bronze ; in form of elephant with 

 prolonged trunk; ears and trappings gilded, iiiin. high, 

 2 1 in. long. 



[ 7.] Water-pipe (similar to No. 6), bronze ; Howdah 

 cloth, inlaid with gold. loin. high, 2Mn. long. 



[8.] Upright ^^'ater-pipe, brass; base, foursided, 

 2in. X i-^in, ; perforations on sides and end of body. 11 in. 

 high. 



[9.] Water-pipe, brass ; cylindrical section; Chinese 

 inscription on base. iiin. high. 



[ lo.J Water-pipe, brass ; cylindrical section ; Chinese 

 inscription on base. 2oin. high. 



[11.] Water-pipe, with tobacco-box, brass; chain and 

 hook attached to belt ; case of leather with geometrical 

 device, gilt. 11 Jin. high. 



[12.] Water-pipe, with tobacco-box and two tubes, 

 brass ; case of body, brown leather. Chain. 



[13.] Water-pipe (similar to No. 12) with circular 

 Tobacco Box ; case, imitation of shagreen. 



[14.] Water-pipe, brass; stem, imitating bamboo; 

 with two tubes and circular tobacco-box ; geometrical fret- 

 work in copper upon body, loiin. high. 



[15.] Pipe; with small iron bowl, lined with clay; 

 stem of bamboo, 4oin. long ; mouthpiece, black horn. 



[i6.] Pipe; bowl, wood; carved Chinese full-length 

 figure in front ; stem, bamboo, 24iin. ; mouthpiece, white 

 bone. 



[17.] 13ow], wood; carved grotesque animals, etc. 

 3in. high, 2in. diameter. 



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