Japan. (R.c.) 



[ 90.] Tobacco-box, oval wood ; carved with landscape; 

 silken cord and lac bead. 2 Jin. x liin. x 4in. high. 



[ 91.J Opium-box, wood ; in form of barrel ; lined with 

 metal ; on lid a seated figure ; lid, double, under lid, a rim 

 movable, covering three needles. 3in. diameter, 2 J in. high. 



[92.] Tobacco-box, formed of two haliotis shells, with 

 carved wooden cover ; on cover, a slug in ivory ; on sides, 

 serpent and slug, and a frog in lac, in relief: button, wood; 

 in form of two toads ; attached to box by silken cord. 3 J in. 

 wide X 2in., sJin. high. 



[ 93.] Tobacco-box, ivory ; carved with symbols ; 

 on a diapered ground ; top and bottom of dark wood ; 

 top fluted. 4in. long x 3jin. wide, 2jin. high. 



[ 94.J Tobacco-bo.x, cylindrical, ivory, with masks ; a 

 figure on stilts, and conjuring apparatus, in lac, in relief 

 3§in. diameter, 2 gin. high. 



[ 95.] Tobacco-pouch, leather; metal plaque, with four 

 beautifully wrought figures. 



[96.] Smoker's Cabinet, wood; 9in. x 5in. x 6in. high; 

 with three drawers ; with fire-pot and ash-pot in brass. 



[97.] Smoker's Cabinet, lac; gin. x siin. x yin. high; 

 three drawers; fire-pot and ash-pot of white metal, engraved; 

 covers repousse', with birds in low relief; metal handle in 

 form of knotted cord, with tassels. 



[98.] Smoker's Cabinet, lac; yin. x yin. x yiin. high, 

 fire-pot and cover of white metal ; three drawers : one with 

 metal ash-box fitting drawer. 



ASIATIC RUSSIA. (B.f.) 



[ I.] Pipe, of mammoth ivory; half the stem of wood, 

 inlaid with white metal. g\in. long. (Samoyede.) 



[ 2.] Pipe, mammoth ivory; mouthpiece, of wood, 4in. 

 long. iiiin. long. Brought by Mr. H. Seebohm, from 

 Yolcheeka, in the valley of the Yenesay. (East Siberia.) 



[ 3.] Pipe, mammoth ivory ; with loose mouthpiece, 

 2 Jin. long. gin. long. (From River Lena, or Yenesay.) 



[4.] Pipe, mammoth ivory; loose mouthpiece, sin. 

 long; cavity of bowl lined with white metal. io|in. long. 

 Brought by Mr. Seebohm fruiii the valley of the Yenesay. 



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