No. liO. — Baskets woven by natives in South and Central 
American countries. 
No. 30. — Javanese feast mat, size 34 by 17 feet. 
No. 31. — Tsuzure Nishiki tapestry. This beautiful piece of 
tapestry 22 feet long, 13 feet wide, represents the religious rites 
performed at the consecration of the Nikko Temple, and is of silk, 
woven on a hand loom, a model of which may be seen in Case No. 
8. The artist besides successfully portraying the magnificence of 
that famous temple, has succeeded in delineating in a most suc- 
cessful manner, human figures clad in many differing and peculiar 
costumes. The procession consists of over 1,500 persons. The 
principal objects are three Sacred Cars or Portable Shrines deco- 
rated with Metallic Mirrors, Birds, Sacred Petals, Tapestries, etc. 
Each of them used to be carried by one hundred men, and two of 
them are here represented. Of the groups of men forming this 
procession, the most noteworthy are a body of guards in full 
armour, immediately following the first group consisting of the 
body of Heralds, and the two Daimyo (Princes) specially charged 
with the superintendence of the celebrations of the occasion. 
The building forming the central figure is the famous Yome- 
imon which is a gate standing before the main building contain- 
ing the statue of Prince leyasu. The Gate is 37 feet high, and the 
roof is 25x15 feet. Under each of the four corners of the roof is 
hung a bell of solid gold. The gable is decorated with carvings 
of rare animals. The inscription on the Tablet on the front of the 
Gate was written by the io6th Emperor, Goyosei, and the char- 
acters are of pure gold. The upper part of the pillars supporting 
the second story have carvings of Dragons, gold and white, while 
the lower parts are decorated with Lions. The pillars are twelve 
in number, of which the one here represented as standing in the 
centre of the rear, is called the Inverted Pillar; the carvings of 
wavelets upon it are upside down. The explanation given is 
“ that perfection being sure to be accompanied with waning, that 
pillar has been intentionally inverted so as to prevent any further 
diminution of the grandeur and perfection of that building.” On 
the railings are carved human figures, birds, animals, treasures, 
and musical instruments. Brilliant figures of birds and flowers 
decorate the walls of the partitions on either side of the gate, as 
