THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



objects are shown in cases at the lower end of the hall, and 



an elaborate miniature Buddhist temple of the type kept in 

 private houses occupies a case to the right of the entrance 

 here. Behind this are shown ceremonial weapons, baton, 

 scepters, incense boxes and other objects used by Buddhist 

 priests, and, next to these, objects used in Japan by fortune 

 tellers, palmists and other diviners of the future. 



On the wall, on this side of the hall, an exhibit of toys 

 and games includes the popular battledore and shuttlecock, 

 tops, balls, skates and polo rackets, and a series of twelve 

 color prints represents various children's games, appropri- 

 ate respectively to the twelve months of the year. Another 

 set of color prints represents the Japanese version of the 

 birth of Buddha, and at the western end of this very inter- 

 esting exhibit is a case in which colors, brushes and blocks 

 used in Japanese color printing are shown. Among these a 

 set of eight old wooden blocks for a color print, with six- 

 teen impressions showing stages in the printing, together 

 with the finished print, are especially instructive. 



Ascending the steps at the western end of the Japanese 

 Hall into Hall 3, the visitor finds exhibits from Siam, Java 

 and Burma. Two wall cases on the right contain objects 

 from Siam, including many Buddhist images, decorated 

 betel-nut boxes and porcelain gambling counters. 



On the left, a case of objects from Burma shows games, 

 weapons and objects connected with Buddhism. Beyond, an 

 exhibit from Java contains for the most part weapons and 

 musical instruments. 



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