THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



and garments of men and women of various ranks, toilet 

 articles of all kinds, including rouge and rouge brushes, 

 razors, hairpins and combs, trinket boxes and tooth brushes, 

 color prints representing Japanese life of the fourteenth, 

 eighteenth or nineteenth centuries and games played by 

 girls. The case of pottery in this corridor exhibits various 

 types of Japanese ware. Although pottery of a crude kind 

 was made in Japan at an early period, it was not until the 

 sixteenth century that a Korean potter came to Kioto and 

 made a common kind of black earthenware with lead glaze, 

 called Raku ware. For eleven generations the descendants 

 of this man have made the same kind of ware. It is espe- 

 cially valued for use in the tea ceremony. The introduction 

 of this and later of other methods from Korea and China 

 gave a great impetus to pottery making, and many cele- 

 brated Japanese potters have since made themselves 

 famous. 



In a case on the left of this corridor is a series of objects 

 from Korea, including arrows, helmets, apparel and other 

 instruments of culture. The conquest of Korea occurred 

 early in Japanese history, and many of the arts of Japan 

 were derived from this country and through it from China. 



The South Corridor at the left contains robes of Buddhist 

 priests, labels used by pilgrims, charms and emblems to be 

 obtained at shrines, and votive offerings. Color prints on 

 the walls of this corridor show the game of "Suguroku." 

 This is a game of a semi-educational nature, in which, in a 

 series of squares surrounding a central "goal," are printed 



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