1832.] or Japanned Ware of Ava. 181 



The account given under the article Japanning in Rees's Cyclopedia 

 of the varnish used in China and Japan, u composed of turpentine 

 and a curious sort of oil," and " of the lack, sap, or juice of a tree, 

 occasioning swellings in the hands and faces of the people who use it," 

 answers a good deal to the Shan oil and theet-tsee, here described ; 

 yet the Burmese workmen, upon examining a piece of japanned-ware 

 of China, considered it to be made of a different material, unknown to 

 them. 



I send with this paper, specimens of the lacquered ware, and the 

 different materials used in the manufacture. 



For the convenience of reference, I have numbered the whole as 

 follows. [The specimens are deposited in the Society's museum.] 



1. — Basket work of a cup completed. 



2. — First coat of theet-tsee put on, rim cut, and fine basket-work on the top 

 scraped. 



3. — A coat of coarse thayo applied inside and outside. 

 4. — Inside and outside ground on the lathe. 

 5. — A coat of fine thayo applied inside and outside. 

 6. — Inside and outside ground again on the lathe. 

 7. — Two coats of plain theet-tsee applied. 

 8. — A coat of Hen-za-pa -de Yowe, or fine vermilion applied. 

 9. — Polished with Engyen powder, after two coats of theet-tsee, and gilded at 

 the bottom, to shew the Burmese style of gilding. 



10. — The Yowon T,ho engraving, according to the Shan style. 

 11. — The Yowon T,ho engraving, filled up with Hen-za-pa- da Yowe — A coat of the 

 semi-transparent mixture applied, and the specimen of Shan ware completed. But 

 there was too much theet-tsee in the semi-transparent mixture, and hence the 

 colour is too dark. The circular lines are coloured with the worst sort of ver- 

 milion, or Hen-za-pa-da Gouk. 



12. — The Burma D,ho or engraving, according to the Burmese style, upon 

 a coat of Hen-za-pa-da Yowe. 



13. — The Burma D,ho, or engraving, filled up with yellow sulphuret of arsenic, 

 or tshe-dan, and the specimen of Burmese ware completed. 



14. — The Burma D,ho, or engraving, after 3 coats of theet-tsee. 

 15. — The Burma D,ko, filled up with green, or atsein, a compound of 

 indigo and yellow sulphuret of arsenic. 



16. — The first or finest kind of basket-work, called Kyoung-lein-yet. 

 17. — The third or coarsest kind of basket-work, called Powet-kyoung-yet. 

 18. — The second or middling kind of basket-work, with the form, or poun, on 

 which it is woven. 



19. — A course Nyoung-oo made kwon-eet or beetle box, supposed to have a 

 priming of mud and cow-dung only. 



20. — A fine Nyoung-oo made kwon-eet, or beetle box, such as is used by men 

 of rank. 



21. — An Ava-made t,hamen-tsa oukgale, or small sized dinner-box, with conical 

 top, before any theet-tsee is applied. 



