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(14) No. 34. A very heavy celadon bowl, crackled, with a white pattern unde the glaze. Long buried. No. 35. A saucer of excellent celadon color and workmanship. No. 36. A fine large brown bowl, crackled with a tracery patter under the glaze. No. 37. A large bowl with tracey pattern on inside, celadon. It has two nicks on the edge. No. 38. A very interesting brown bowl, saucer shaped with raised ridges on the inside and a raise, and colored patter under the glaze. Nos. 39 and 40. A wine set, two pieces. The cup is of the finest brown crackle. The stand is inferior. They are of different periods. No. 41. An excellent specimen of delicate celadon. It is a bowl with a nick on the edge. The color is a beautiful celadon, with a perfect glaze showing the intricate crackle underneath. Nos. 42 and 43. Fainter immitations of No. 41. 42 is a flat bowl 43 is a round cup shaped bowl. No. 44. A conical shaped bowl of good celadon and excellent workmanship. It has a delicate leaf tracery pattern on the inside. Some misguided person has scratched the glaze in attempting to get off the earth that had formed a chemical union during its long burial. (15) No. 45. A fine large flaring celadon bowl. It has six regular nicks on the edge, made before it was glazed. No. 46. A heavy saucer, celadon, nicked like No. 45. No. 47. A heavy, crude, conical bowl, celadon. Uninteresting No. 46° A conical bowl, crackled, neither celadon or brown. No. 47° A saucer shaped bowl of uniform brownish gray Good glaze, with two falcons traced on the bottom No. 49. An excellent flaring bowl, of light weight, dark color, good glaze. No. 50. A heavy brown bowl with seven raised ridges on inside. Nos. 50 to 75. 25 ordinary Korai bowls. All of ancient workmanship, some excellent, but with no particular distinguishing features. Some are large, some quite small. Odd pieces. I hereby certify to the truth of the above to the best of my knowledge and belief. HORACE N. ALLEN, U. S. Minister Resident. U. S. Legation, Seoul, Korea: FEBRUARY 26th, 1901 [[seal]]
