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horn ; a Chinese trumpet; the koo, or drum ; and the shang, or Ju- 
bal’s organ. Shelf 2. The kin, or scholar’s lute, often alluded to in 
the ancient books; the yang kin, or dulcimer; a pair of sticks used as 
castanets by beggars to call attention to their cries. All presented hy 
Tradescant Lay^ Esq.^ and figured in his work, “ The Chinese as they 
are,” p. lo, and following. Chinese shuttlecock, made of feathers 
and lead, and played by being struck up by the soles of the feet; from 
Woosung. Presented hy Sir Everard Home, Bart., R.N. Shelf 3. 
Ornamental vase or cup, carved to imitate flow'ers, made out of the 
horn of the rhinoceros, and obtained by Mr. Fortune in the N. E. pro¬ 
vinces of China. Tablet set up in honour of a widow, named Lew, 
by the Emperor’s comnjand, in the temple of Confucius, at Choosan. 
Presented hy W. B. Farrer, Esq., R.N. Fly-flaps; tombstone from 
China; box containing a needle prepared for the appiication of the 
moxa; surgical instruments ; paints, boxes, stands, and shoes from Ja¬ 
pan ; specimens of imitation of Japan ware, made by a Dutchman. 
From Sir H. Shane's collection. Over this Case, a circular stand, in 
two parts, decorated with twenty-two figures in high relief, represent¬ 
ing some of the principal personages of the Hindu mythology; a cir¬ 
cular plate, over wdiich, supported by four lions, is a platform, from 
wdiich rises a highly-decorated arch, on one side of which is Krishna, 
playing upon a pipe, attended by four females and six bulls. On the 
other side is Devi, seated, holding two lotus flowers, attended by four 
persons and two elephants, who with their trunks form a canopy over 
her head ; a similar plate, ornamented on one side by Rama and per¬ 
haps Lakskmi, bearing bows, with Hanuman and‘another ape in a 
submissive attitude ; on the other side is Vishnu reclining upon Sesha, 
the mythological serpent, with a lotus issuing from his navel, on which 
is seated Brahma, accomplishing the work of creation. Bequeathed 
hy the late R. P. Knight, Esq. 
Cases 6, 7. India. —Shelf 1. Various figures of Buddha, and his 
attendants, from Birmah, in wood, alabaster, and terracotta, one under 
the figure of a gigantic serpent; chiefly presented hy Captain Stajflord, 
Shelf 2. Various figures of divinities of the Hindu Pantheon, in bronze. 
Shelf 3. Three clay models of the goddess Durga, in bas relief. Pre¬ 
sented hy H. Heathcote Russel and J. Douhleday, Esqs. Head of a 
Budk, from a Hindu temple at Brambaran, in Java; figures of Hindu 
divinities, in alabaster, coloured ; the bull Nandi, and lingas; a guitar, 
elaborately carved in ivory, and an ivory carving of a Hindu divinity; 
ancient copper plates, containing grants of land; ancient vessels, 
measures, and Hindu mathematical instrument. Over this Case is 
a figure of Kamala, or Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, bearing the 
lotus flower in her hand; a figure of Ganesa, with four hands, holding 
some articles of food, his broken tooth, the chank of Vishnu, and a 
club. 
Cases 8, 9. India. — Shelf 1. Figures of divinities in wood. Shelf 2. 
Native models of various casts; principally from Northern India. 
Shelf 3. Sword and hat of the Tepeher tribe, Sikkhim country. 
Presented hy T. H. Kelly, Esq. Powder-horn from Burtpoor. Pre¬ 
sented hy Dr. Jephson. Aflfghan pistol and cloak, the latter presented 
hy Rev. C. Crawford. Bows and arrows from India; three sets. 
Punka or hand fan; India. Slippers from Calcutta. Presented 
