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A white porcelain bowl, glazed, decorated with brown crack and painted with Chinese pictures, diameter 14cm. The bowl has significant repairs with glue and plaster. It is of unknown provenance.

"Popular Buddhism According to the Chinese Canon," by Samuel Beal concerning Chinese documents given by the Japanese government to the India Office in 1875. Printed pamphlet of article from unknown Journal, 1 item, [1875].

Documents relating to the Poona Caves. These are:

• No.1: A description written in 1855.
• No.2: A plan of the large Cave, scale 30 ft to an inch; unfinished drawings of a moulding and a column, scale 1/2 inch to a foot; and two photographs taken in 1856.
• No.3: An envelope containing three paper impressions of ornaments on a frieze under sculpture No.5.

'Politics and World Affairs' review from the Bookseller.

"Policy on Library Disposals" - paper from Professor Anthony J Stockwell to further clarify the issue of disposals from the Collections with regard to the "Review and rationalisation" working document. Electronic document.

"Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: Policy and Procedures for Student Volunteers". Document outlining the Responsibilities of the Society and of Volunteers, and procedure for recruitment. Printed document.

"Poetry scoffed by a Silly Lawyer. Note from Chao". Two newspaper cuttings and a note to Manning from Chao asking to be kept informed of his time in India, wrapped within the labelled paper. Handwritten and printed material, 4 pieces, 4 sides

Thomas Manning was a keen amateur poet and had a lifelong interest in riddles. These are draft poems and riddles mainly created by Manning through his adult life. There are also instances of Manning adopting mirror writing.

Angus Graham both translated Chinese poetry and wrote his own poems some of which were published, including his collection, The Coral beneath the Sun (Doldrum Press, 1969). Material in this series consists of drafts for both his own poems and translations, some musical compositions, correspondence about his own and others' poems and drafts for articles.

" Poems of the West Lake, Translated A.C. Graham" - photocopied draft.