302 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1909. 
from the same variety of jade. These facts taken in con- 
junction with their elaborate finish, and the circumstance 
that jade was formerly manufactured at Momien into a 
variety of personal ornaments, are the reasons which have 
made me doubt the authenticity of many of the smaller 
forms, and to regard them only as miniature models of the 
large and authentic implements, manufactured in recent 
times as charms to be worn without inconvenience.”’ 
Although it is possible that some of the smaller implements 
may not be bond fide specimens, I am inclined to think that 
the evidence on which Dr. Anderson bases his argument, is not 
in their manufacture. The Yunnanese actually break up the 
bronze implements to be used as medicine—an unfortunate 
circumstance for the collector—but I have been unable to prove 
that this applies to the stone ones as well. It is true that they 
possess a certain value as charms in the eyes of the more 
superstitious of the population, but this value cannot be a great 
one when specimens are usually found amongst the general 
rubbish of the small pedlar’s stalls in the Chinese bazaars, and 
can be purchased for a few cash. 
The fact that the manufacture of jade ornaments, both at 
the time of Anderson’s visit and at the present day forms one 
original makers inhabited the district around Téngyiieh—and 
there is no reason to suppose that they did not—the boulders 
either the granite, neiss, or soft porous lavas which cover 80 
carried considerable distances, as no suitable stone occurs 
locally. Many of the flint implements are no larger than the 
jadeite implements under discussion. Implements of jade and 
jJadeite are also known from other parts of the world. 
gain, far from the small forms being miniature models of 
the large and authentic implements, a study of Anderson’s 
figures or of the drawings of the present collection will show the 
