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potters of that region. A few pieces of the great finds of Cesnola in 

 the island of Cyprus are exhibited in the next section, along with 

 modern Turkish ware. 



The farther Asiatic collection starts with specimens of excellent 

 Siamese metal work and inlaying with shell, presented by the King 

 of Siam in 1876. Mortuary pottery from ancient Korean tombs occu- 

 pies the adjoining section, and following is an exhibition of early 

 Korean protoporcelains, porcelains, stoneware, etc., which are of 

 absorbing interest to students of the beginning of the porcelain in- 

 dustry in China and Japan. These materials were procured by the 

 late Commander J. B. Bernadou, United States Navy, Dr. H. N. 

 Allen, and Mr. Gustavus Goward. Specimens of Japanese bronzes, 

 many of them from the Gen. Horace Capron collection, are installed 

 in the two succeeding sections, and next them is the Capron collection 

 of Japanese lacquer. The remaining sections of the wall case contain 

 modern Japanese lacquer of exquisite taste and workmanship, belong- 

 ing to the Harold I. Sewall collection; Chinese and Japanese por- 

 celain collected by Miss Eliza Kuhamah Scidmore; Satsuma and 

 other ware of that class, mainly from the Capron collection, to- 

 gether with many specimens presented by the Japanese Government ; 

 a small series of Japanese enamels and vases; and Japanese and 

 Chinese art ceramics. Notable in the last section is a large Japanese 

 plaque decorated with doves in flight, and the large blue and white 

 vases of the Capron collection. 



The floor cases on the west side of the gallery, with a few excep- 

 tions, are used for Chinese pottery and Japanese art metal work 

 belonging to the Sewall and Scidmore collections. Those on the north 

 side contain a wonderful Japanese wistaria vase of Sumida ware pre- 

 sented by Julius Stahel, the remainder of the Scidmore collection of 

 Japanese and Chinese potter}^, Japanese small carvings in ivorj' and 

 wood, illustrations of the Chinese enamel industry from Mr. C. G. 

 Calkins, and small bottles of stone and porcelain. On the east side are 

 two cases of select Japanese pottery lent by Hieromichi Shugio, pot- 

 tery from Russian Poland, a case of Bohemian and modern iridescent 

 glass after ancient shapes, and two cases devoted to a collection of 

 ancient Cyprian, Phoenician, Greek, Egyptian and Roman pottery, 

 glass and metal work collected by William H. Seward on his journey 

 around the world and presented by his daughter, Olive Risley Seward. 

 Two vases of Savona faience, lent by the late Mrs. A. H. Magruder, 

 occupy one of the small cases in this series. 



On the south side of the gallery American art pottery is placed in 

 juxtaposition with similar material in the wall case. This consists 

 of examples of the work of the designer-artist Edward Lycett; of 

 the Grand Feu Art Pottery, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; the S. A. Weller 



