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tube, run clear and are released, resuming normal spread
position within tube; the end of tube is closed by margin
of plate supporting spring bar.

When closed the form of lock is that of a narrow rectangle,
with one long side produced to double its proper length;
this produced side represents the rod, the opposite side
the tube, and the short side joining centre of produced
side to end of opposite side, the snap plate.

To open, a two-pronged or flattened tubular key must
be inserted into key-hole; the prongs press on springs
and close them to sides of spring bar, when snap can be
withdrawn through lower aperture.

0167 has square tube, and two iron rings remain on rod.
Check ring within mouth of tube is missing, so that snap
can be withdrawn.

0168 has cylindrical tube, and two staples remain on
rod. End of rod simply moulded for ornament. Rod
in both cases slightly bent. In both, snap plate is waisted
and crudely ornamented.

Workmanship rough. Slightly rusted; cf. Shōsōin Catal.
Pl. 31, 153. The same type of lock has been found in
England, and is still in use in Japan.

Length of 0167, 5⅛″; width at widest, 1⅛″; diam. of tube,
¼″. Length of 0168, 4⅛″; width at widest, 1¼″; diam. of
tube, ⁵⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0169. Fr. of steel knife blade. Narrow at tang
and broadening rapidly towards (now) rounded end, which
is probably the cutting edge. One side edge blunt and the
other, broken away, was probably the same. Both sides
smooth. Shouldered thickly like modern table-knife, but
more projecting on one side than other.

Tang round and hollow; one side broken away. Rusted
and much of blade corroded away. Length 3½″; gr.
width 1″, gr. thickness of blade ¼″; length of tang 1³⁄₁₆″;
diam. of tang ³⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0170. Steel knife blade. Single-edged; back
¼″ broad, flat and straight almost to point, near which it
is slightly convex but turns back again very slightly at
point. Edge curves gently to point. One side of blade is
hollow-ground and the other flat. Broken; tang and haft
missing. Length 4″, width at break ¹⁄₁₆″. Edge keen.
Rusted but well preserved. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0171, 0172. Two steel knife blades. Single-
edged; back flat and straight turning slightly backward
towards point. Edge converging towards point in double
curve, concave at wide end and convex towards point.
Tang tapering from sharply shouldered butt of blade.
Blade smooth on both sides, but 0172 with faint groove
running from shoulder a short distance, close to back, and
on same side as hollow-grinding of 0170. Point of 0171
curled over sideways.

Both rusted but well preserved. 0171, length 4¼″, width
at base ¹⁄₁₆″, thickness of back ¹⁄₁₆″; length of tang 1″, gr.
width of tang ¼″. 0172, length 3⅛″, width at base ¾″,
gr. thickness of back ¹⁄₁₆″, length of tang 1¼″, gr. width of
tang ¼″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0173. Steel knife blade, similar to 0172, but
tang missing. Groove more pronounced, and imperfect
circle and dot punch-mark on same side as groove and near
base. Rusted. Length 2⅛″, gr. width ¹⁄₁₆″, gr. thickness ¹⁄₁₀″.

Kao. III. 0174. Steel knife. Blade similar to 0172, but
shorter and more concave on line of edge. Faint groove
near back and transverse groove across base. From base,
steel continues in a kind of handle, broken away at end,
gradually broadening but forged into thin sheet. This
bulges slightly on grooved side of knife and has edges turned
up to form shallow channel on other side. A wooden or
bone handle may have been placed in this channel and, in
some way not clear, fastened to it.

Blade bent into flame-like waves. Rusted. Length
over all 4″; blade 1¼″; gr. width of handle ¾″; gr. width
of blade ½″; gr. thickness of blade ¹⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0176, 0177. Two brass seals, joined by twisted
silk cord. 0176 oblong, with projecting shank on back
pierced for cord. Device on face, in intaglio, a bold
lapidary Chinese character read by Mr. L. C. Hopkins 吉
'good fortune', with a simple line frame; deeply cut
for impressing on clay. 1⅛″×1⅛″×¾″. Well preserved.
Pl. LXXI.

0177. Inverted bell shape, vandyked into three points
at 'mouth'. Large pierced shank at back. Device on
face; in relievo, outline of bell shape and vandykes.
Below vandykes a line slightly curved from side to side.
A second line parallel to first where rounded 'top' of bell
begins.

Between the two lines, a Chinese lapidary character,
read by Mr. L. C. Hopkins 印 chì, 'seal'. Below bottom
line two vandykes and other detail occupying rounded
end, not clear. Seal intended for use with ink. Well
preserved. ¹⁄₁₆″×⁵⁄₁₆″×¾″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0178. Half of bronze ring, round in section.
Diam. 1³⁄₁₆″, thickness ³⁄₁₆″.

Kao. III. 0179. Fr. of iron handle or loop; stirrup-shaped.
Square section. Upper end thinned and bent into small
loop. Slightly rusted; similar to Kao. III. 012 but smaller.
Height 1⁵⁄₁₆″, width ¾″; section c. ⁵⁄₃₂″ sq.

Kao. III. 0180. Small iron spear or javelin head. Two
edges; blade thick down centre. From shoulder at butt
sides curve gently outwards to max. width where cutting
edges begin. Tang cylindrical, broken. Corroded. Length
over all 2½″; tang ¹⁄₁₆″; shoulder to cutting edges 1″;
gr. width ¾″; thickness at shoulder ¹⁄₁₆″; thickness of
tang ¹⁄₁₆″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0181. Iron hook, with flat recurved stem (two
layers of metal) and round flat head through which is
rivet. Hook end broken off at bend. Rusted. Length
1¹⁄₁₆″, average width ¼″.

Kao. III. 0182. Iron rod bent into form of small triangle,
the ends overlapping at one side. Rusted. H. ¹⁄₁₆″; base
¹⁄₁₆″.

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