CHINA. (B,d.) 



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

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

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

 5 in. 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, zin. high, 2in. broad; reed 

 stem lojin. 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, uiin. high, 

 2 'Jin. long. 



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

 cloth, inlaid with gold. loin, high, 2^in. long. 



[ 8.] Upright Water-pipe, brass ; base, foursided, 

 2in. x ifin, ; perforations on sides and end of body. uin. 

 high. 



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

 inscription on base. uin. high. 



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

 inscription on base. 2oin. high. 



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

 hook attached to belt; case of leather with geometrical 

 device, gilt, iiiin. high. 



[ 12.] \Vater-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. io^in. high. 



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

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



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

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

 bone. 



[17.] Bowl, wood; carved grotesque animals, etc. 

 3in. high, 2in. diameter. 



