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Case 3. China. — Shelf 1. Agalmatolite figure of Kwan-yin, the 
goddess of mercy. Presented by Tradescant Lay, Esq. Shelves 2, 
3. Gilt figures of a female and male divinity, the latter holding in 
his hand an amulet, on which are inscribed the names of different in¬ 
ternal parts of the body. Taken during the war from a private chapel 
behind How-qua’s hong. Presented by Sir E. Belcher, R.N. 
Cases 4, 5. China. — Shelf 1. Urh heen, or “two-stringed” fiddle ; 
pepa, or balloon-shaped guitar, made of swan wood, covered with the 
skin of the snake, called tan; yue kin, or “ moon-shaped ” guitar, made 
of swan che wood ; hwang teih, or Chinese flutes, made of bamboo, 
with the second hole covered with a film said to be from the inside of 
a reed; the heang teih, or Chinese clarionet; the tung ke6, or brass 
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 by 
Tradescant Lay, Esq., and figured in his work, “ The Chinese as they 
are,” p. 75, and following. Chinese shuttlecock, made of feathers 
and lead, and played by being struck up by the soles of the feet; from 
Woosung. Presented by Sir Everard Home , Bart., R.N. Shelf 3. 
Ornamental vase or cup, carved to imitate flowers, 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 command, in the temple of Confucius, at Choosan. 
Presented by W. B. Earrer, Esq., R.N Fly-flaps; tombstone from 
China; box containing a needle prepared for the application of the 
moxa; surgical instruments; paints, boxes, stands, and shoes from Ja¬ 
pan ; specimens of imitation of Japan w ? are, made by a Dutchman. 
Prom Sir H. Sloane'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 w 7 hich, supported by four lions, is a platform, from 
which 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 tw : o lotus flowers, attended by four 
persons and two elephants, w 7 ho w T ith their trunks form a canopy over 
her head ; a similar plate, ornamented on one side by Rama and per¬ 
haps Lakshmi , 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 
by 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 by Captain Stafford. 
Shelf 2. Various figures of divinities of the Hindu Pantheon, in bronze. 
Shelf 3. Native models of various casts; principally from Northern 
India; ancient copper plates, containing grants of land; ancient vessels, 
measures, and Hindu mathematical instrument. Over this Case is 
a figure of j Kamala, or Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, bearing the 
lotus flower in her hand; a figure of Ganesa, with four hands, holding 
