. Une résidence chez les chinois : l'arrière-pays, sur la côte, et en mer. Être un récit de scènes et d'aventures au cours d'une troisième visite en Chine, de 1853 à 1856. arfois Chinesecharacters. Quelques beaux bronzes, incrusté d'or, sont réunies dans ce pro-vince. En règle générale,Chinese bronzes sont pour leur moreremarkable-pecu menteur, et certainement pas veryhandsome foranything forme, que d'autre. Il y a, cependant, beaucoup d'exceptionsto cette règle. La curiosité - boutiques,qui sont rencontrés dans les villes, allrich ainsi que thecabinets aregenerally de collectionneurs, riche en beaux spe-cimens de la gravure sur pierre en jade

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. A residence among the Chinese: inland, on the coast, and at sea. Being a narrative of scenes and adventures during a third visit to China, from 1853 to 1856. ometimes Chinesecharacters. Some fine bronzes, inlaid with gold, are met with in this pro-vince. As a general rule, Chinese bronzes are moreremarkable for their pecu-liar, and certainly not veryhandsome, form than foranything else. There are, however, many exceptionsto this rule. The curiosity - shops, which are met with in allrich cities, as well as thecabinets of collectors, aregenerally rich in fine spe-cimens of the jade-stonecut into many differentforms. The clear whiteand green specimens aremost prized by collectors.Considering the hardness of this stone, it is quitesurprising how it is cut and carved by Chineseworkmen, whose tools are generally of the rudestdescription. Fine specimens of rock-crystal, carved into figures, cups, and vases, are met within the curiosity-shops of Foo-chow-foo. Some ofthese specimens are white, others golden-yellow, and others again blue and black. One kind looksas if human hair was thrown in and crystallized.Imitations of this stone are common in Canton. Ancient Vase enamelled on Metal. Chap. V. GOLD-STONE —RED LACQUEI^ 89 made into snuff-bottles, such as are commonly usedby the Chinese. Amongst other stones and minerals which arefound amongst the Chinese are lapis-lazuli, mala-chites, magnetic iron, and numerous other samplesof the rarer productions of the country. But themost curious and most expensive of all is Avhat iscalled gold-stone. This is an article of greatbeauty, and very different from the imitation kindswhich are made in France, and largely exportedto India. Samples of the imitation frequently findtheir way to Canton, but are little valued by thenatives. Most of the Chinese, learned in suchmatters, with whom I came in contact, affirmed thetrue gold-stone to be a natural production, andsaid it came from the islands of Japan. It is veryrare in China; I have not me

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