物人萬 "TEN THOUSAND CHINESE THINGS." A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE CHINESE COLLECTION, Nathan Dunn. IN Philadelphia. WITH MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS UPON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, TRADE, AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR. Ch 18.3 Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by (The proprietor of the Chinese Collection,) in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. CONTENTS. General View of the Interior of the Saloon Case XXXI. Case XXXII. 1 59 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION. General view of the interior of the Saloon. THE Chinese Collection occupies the lower saloon of that vast and splendid edifice, recently erected at the corner of Ninth and George streets by the Philadelphia Museum Company. This apartment is 163 feet in length by 70 in width, with lofty ceilings, supported by 22 neat and substantial wooden pilasters. On passing through the vestibule, the visiter finds himself, as it were, transported to a new world. It is China in miniature. The view is imposing in the highest degree. The rich screen-work at the two ends of the saloon, the many-shaped and manycoloured lamps suspended from the ceiling; the native paintings which cover the walls; the Chinese maxims adorning the columns and entablatures; the choice silks, gay with a hundred colours, and tastefully displayed over the cases along the north side, and the multitude of cases crowded with rare and interesting sights, form a tout ensemble, possessing a beauty entirely its own, and which must be seen before it can be appreciated. 3 |