Indian Antiquary Vol 62

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ MARCH, 1933
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600
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Large plates, called chioghy, fine, of divers patterns, blue fulas, may
bring as many as 2000 and are worth per 1000 .. .. .. .. Big palanganass (wash hand basins), called chiosy, of the same colouring,
may bring 1000 and are worth per 1000 .. .. .. .. . Big iron kettles, called tua-tianha, may bring 3000, each one being worth Ordinary do. do. of 5, 4, 3, 6, in each amarado,(C) called catioya,
may bring 6000 amarados, and each 100 amarados are worth .. .. Gold thread of Japan, which are packed in long cases lined with straw,
called Juponquinsvans, may bring 40 cases, each case being worth . Gold thread of China, the beads being wrapped in paper, called chioquin
sinsoan, there being thirty-two threads in each amarado, may bring 5 cases, each being worth up to 15 pardao. I declare that in each amarado there are two amarados, and five amarados contain ten, which make a cate,(") and one must be careful not to be taken unawares, for such things depend upon the persons showing that they understand, and I draw attention to how the sample is wrapped up in little papers, which I will send with this. Persolanas for blankets,(8) called paiaps, may bring to the amount of 300,
of divers colours, each 100 being worth 15 patecas. Do. of inferior quality with their fillinhos(") within, may bring 500
amarados of this kind, sold at 37 pardaos for each 100 amarados with
their filinhos. [China) ruot or China wood, called boichy, being 40 picos, worth 5
pardaos per pico. Worked copper in big and little articles (baticas),(19) of various kinds,
bring to the quantity of five picos, (1) each pico being worth 35 pardaos. Tobacco of China, each case containing a pico, making 120 packets, called aiquo chenpy, may bring 100 picos,(") each pico being worth 36
pardaos. Pesarias of various kinds sold, such as last year, in sky and dark blue,
green and with little roses, may bring 80 pieces, worth 14 pardaos
each. Quimtimghi sinnha, small white persolanas to eat rice, may bring 20,000,
worth 20 pardaos per 1000.
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 109.) (1) It has boon found impossible to identify the names usud in this list for various kinds of Chinese porcelain, etc., for, as Dr. H. B. Morse, to whom the document was referred, justly remarks," the eighteenth century romanization of Chinese and other exotic words is weird in the extreme."
(*) Pardao, a Portuguese term signifying a coin, usually a pagoda. (3) Port. porcellana, fine earthenware. (4) Port. fula, from Skt. phula, a flower. (5) Port. palangana, an oblong basin with a flat edge for washing the hands, etc. (6) Port. amarrado, tied, a bundle or package. (1) Catty (Mal, katt), a weight of 16 taels, or 1 lb. avoirdupois.
(9) This is a puzzle. The term "persolanas" above is evidently Port, porcellana,, fine earthenware and it is difficult to see how it could be applied to blankets.
(9) Port. filinho, a young shoot, but it seems to have no application here. (10) Port. batega, batica, & copper tray. (11) Mal, Pilul, & weight of about 1331 lb. avoirdupois.