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11. TWO PANELS OF COROMANDEL LACQUER, with conventional ornament.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
12. LARGE OBLONG CHINESE RUG, russet brown ground, with sown emblems and
conventional wave border in golden brown, blue and white.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
13. SEVEN SCREENS IN COROMANDEL LACQUER, either carved or painted. Two
of them are encrusted with figures in relief in coloured stones and mother of pearl.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
14. CASE OF CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERIES AND SILK GIRDLE TASSELS.
i8th century.
Lent by Mrs. R. H. Benson
15. SMALL SQUARE RUG.
16. OBLONG CHINESE RUG.
17. SMALL SQUARE RUG. Companion to No. 4.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
TABLE CASE B
18. PAINTING ON SILK IN A LONG ROLL, with Chinese renderings of mountains,
temples, and on the left a lake with islands. Ming period.
Lent by G. Eumorfopoulos, Esq.
19. IMPERIAL SEAL OF THE LI CHING COURT, bearing an inscription, "Written
by the Imperial Hand in the Li Ching Court," surrounded by Dragons, a sign denoting
the abrogation of the young Emperor's power by the Empress.
Lent by 0. C. Raphael, Esq.
20. SMALL BOWL OF PORCELAIN, peacock blue glaze with splashes of cobalt. 18th
century.
Lent by R. H. Benson, Esq.
21. SCEPTRE (or wand of office, "Ju-i "), of dark oily green jade, speckled with black,
carved in high relief with a plum branch in blossom, two magpies, and a sacred fungus
(Lung-chih). i6yV inches long.
Lent by 0. C. Raphael, Esq.
22. LARGE SQUARE CHINESE IMPERIAL SEAL, carved in jade, the handle consists
of two dragons back to back ; to this is attached the imperial yellow silk cord tied
in a sacred knot by the Chief Llama Bigaubet of Buddhism in Pekin. Seal characters
read "Written by the Imperial Hand." (plate hi.)
Lent by 0. C. Raphael, Esq.
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