JAPAN. (B.e.) 



[ i.] Pipe, silver; engraved, flowers and butterfly, 

 deeply cut. i8in. long. 



[ 2.] Pipe, silver; four groups of leaves and flowers in 

 relief; three ditto, sunk; two ditto, engraved. i8in. long. 



[3.] Pipe, silver; body, hexagonal ; eight plaques of 

 various forms, with pictures in lac, with inscriptions, isfin. 

 long. 



[4.] Pipe, silver; with design in relief; barge being 

 towed, tree, etc. ; enriched with gold and various coloured 

 metals. i2|in. long. 



[ 5.] Pipe, silver; with flowers, birds, tree trunks, etc. ; 

 birds and flowers in gold. loin. long. 



[ 6.] Pipe, silver; trefoil leaves and flowers, connected 

 by stem, which forms a scroll-like pattern ; part of the leaves 

 and flowers in gold. pfin. long. 



[ 7.] Pipe, silver; in relief, a fish leaping a waterfall ; 

 slightly enriched with gold. gin. long. 



[8.] Pipe, silver; body slightly flattened; dragon, 

 surrounded with clouds, in high, and sharp relief; clouds 

 undercut. 8fin. long. 



[9.] Pipe, brass ; dragon and clouds ; clouds undercut ; 

 with inscription. lofin. long. 



[ io.] Pipe, white metal; cylindrical; covered with 

 156 coats of arms of Daimios; engraved, and in relief. 

 io^in. long. 



[u.] Pipe; bowl and mouthpiece, silver; stem, iron, 

 exquisitely inlaid with the Imperial symbols in gold. lojin. 

 long. 



[ 12.] Pipe; central part of stem, 4in. long, of iron, 

 inlaid with gold ; bowl and mouthpiece of silver, with scrolls 

 and birds deeply cut. njin. long. 



[13.] Pipe; bowl and tip, silver; stem, iron, inlaid 

 with Imperial symbols in gold. 8f in. long. 



[ 14.] Pipe; bowl and tip, silver; central part elabor- 

 ately inlaid with gold, and having the Imperial symbols. 

 8|-in. long. 



Formerly belonged to Enomoto, foster-brother of the Emperor 

 of Japan. 



[ 15.] Pipe, silver; on lower end of stem, flowers in 

 relief in gold ; foliage deeply engraved. 8^in. long. 



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