Excerpt from Catalogue of Specimens of Japanese Lacquer and Metal Work: Exhibited in 1894<br><br>A description of the various articles made in metal would require a volume, and even their enumeration would constitute a formidable list. There are, however, a few objects of especial interest that may be selected as types to show the progress and characteristics of this branch of art. These are arms and armour, mirrors, Buddhist bells and gongs, images of Buddhist divinities, and certain ornaments of utility, such as incense burners, flower vases, candlesticks, lanterns, and reliquaries. Excepting arms and armour, nearly the whole of these formed a part of the ritualistic pomp of the. Great religion that spreading from India, through China and Korea,-to Japan, had brought in its train almost all that was admirable in Oriental art and philosophy.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.