THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



its distinct style of costume, which has remained practically 

 unchanged for many centuries. Fans, headgear, even 

 sports and amusements came under these regulations, and 

 the Museum's costume and pictorial exhibits, in this and 

 the Japanese Hall above, are designed to provide as far as 

 possible a representative view of the costumes and culture 

 of the country. 



Also on this wall is a series of color reproductions of 

 Japanese costumes, from models in the Imperial Museum 

 of Tokyo. These comprise costumes of a "Sohei," or war- 

 rior priest of the thirteenth to the fifteenth century; a hunt- 

 ing costume of the same date; a court dress of the eighth 

 century; Emperor's coronation robe of the ninth to the nine- 

 teenth century; court dress of civil and military officials, in 

 use from the eleventh to the nineteenth century, and the 

 dancing dress of a boy noble from the ninth century onward. 



A small room at the end of this corridor, the entry to 

 which exhibits ancient maps of Japan, China and Korea, 

 contains in a case at the right of the entry a series of 

 painted pottery figurines illustrating the races of the Japan- 

 ese Empire. Japanese, Korean, Formosan, Luchuan, Ainu, 

 Gilyak and Crochon types are shown, also clay figurines of 

 Korean costumes. 



Two cases of Japanese lacquer work, containing lac- 

 quered boxes, chests, plates and trays, carved ivory figures 

 and elaborately ornamented metal objects, indicate the skill 

 and artistry of the Japanese in these lines. 



The art of working with lacquer is of great antiquity in 



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