PLATE II.
Fig. 1. A Japanese Lady, with a. her Lute, in her usual dress.
2. Touche, or Japan-Ink, with which the Japanese and Chinese usually write, and which they use instead of ink.
3. A Box, which contains a. a Reckoning-board, with moveable Counters, strung upon a steel-wire, denoting Units and Decimals; b. a Steel-yard, together with its Scale, and c. the Weight hanging to it; d. e. an excavated Stone to rub the Touche upon; f. a little Trough, for holding water for that use, and g. a Writing-pencil.
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Fig. 1. A WUDONG, or Javanese Knife, in its sheath.
2. The blade of a WUDONG drawn out of its sheath.
3. A Javanese strait KRIS drawn out of its scabbard and damasked.
4. A Javanese undulated KRIS drawn out of its scabbard.
5&6. A Javanese BADI, or Dagger, with its sheath.
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