PART OF THE UPPER HALL. 
In the hall upstairs are shown cameo cuttings, cross sections of shells, polished shells, shell-buttons, pearls, 
all sorts of shell-fancy-work both from abroad and at home, wooden, hard and lacquer wares, in which shells 
are used; rare species, monsters, and fossils both from abroad and at home; shells for the game “Kaidi’, boxes 
for the shells, shells of prejudice, showy specimens for ornaments, busts of natives wearing on their necks shell- 
necklaces, fresh water aquaria and other objects relating to shells. 
On the walls are framed and hung royal songs written by Emperor Meiji, paintings of shells by noted 
modern artists both abroad and at home, portraits of conchologists in every country and an illustration of the 
game “Kaioi”. The iron fences, the outside walls, the doors at the entrance, the screens, chairs, fans, tea-cups, 
trays, tea-cakes, and all articles of furniture, are decorated with shells or something in the shape of shells. 
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