Excerpt from Art of Old Japan: Rare Specimens of Pewter, Carvings in Jade and Other Stones and Wood, Many Lanterns From Famous Palace and Temple Grounds, Fine Gold Lacquers and Other Scarce Objects<br><br>The attention of visitors is called to the collection of Chinese and Japanese domestic and sacrificial utensils of pewter inlaid with copper and brass which has just been acquired by the Museum and installed in the Metal Room. In these objects, a type of art reveals itself hitherto almost unknown to Occidental collectors, and it is hoped that they may be the nucleus of a new branch of the Museum's collections of Oriental Art.<br><br>Since the Museum stands foremost among institutions of its kind for the richness and quality of its collections representing the art of the Far East, the value it thus attaches to the subject has a special significance.<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.