jusKim. SHIRAI.—RANZAX ONO. 115 



Explanation of Figures. 

 Fig. l. 



A hanging picture about 4 ft. long and 1 ft. broad, a portrait of 

 Ranzan, 81 \*cars old. Painted by his pupil Buncho Tani, a famous 

 tirtist at that time. The Chinese letters on the upper part of the 

 picture are his own verses written by himself on his eightieth anni" 

 versary. 



Fig. 2. 



A written promise given to RANZAN from one of his most illustrious 

 pupils, Kichiyemon KlMURA about the publication and maintenance of 

 his secret views, discoveries, manuscripts, etc. 



Fig. 3. 



An odd volume of " Shobutsu-ruisan, " an Encyclopedia of natural 

 objects originally complied by To Jakusui, who lived 1655-1715, and 

 consisting of 1000 volumes. Copied by RANZAN. Ranzan intended to 

 copy them all, but when he had copied nearly half of these enormous 

 compilations, the great fire of 1S06 took place and reduced them to 

 ashes. This single volume is the ouly part of his stupendous task 

 which escaped the fire. 



Fig. 4. 



A writing table, about 5 ft. long by lVfcft. broad used by Ranzan, 



with other relies. On the left we see his dairy, beginning will] his 

 departure from Kyoto lor Vcdo which took place on the 2nd of March, 

 lT'.C) and ending the 1st of January 1810., in 2 vols, and written by 

 himself. In the middle is one of his lecture notes. It is worthy of 

 notice that all the vacant spaces on each pages arc tilled with notes 

 and remarks sacred to the writers eve. In front <>l this volume arc 

 the 2 volumes of above mentioned treaties on birds, and on the right 

 the knife and the medal in a box. 



Pig. 5. 



A hanging picture, 4 ft. long and 1'_.h. broad, painted by Ranzan. 

 The plants in the picture arc an Evodia and a Chrysanthemum, beauti- 

 fully coloured. Said to have been executed during his student life, and 

 presented to his bosom friend, I.iai Imakda. 



