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LAUFER'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTHWEST GALLERY (CHINESE HALL)
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Page 1 (part I): PREFATORY NOTE, STONE CARVINGS AND METAL DRUMS
Page 1 (part II): STONE CARVINGS AND METAL DRUMS, Cont.; POTTERY AND TEXTILES
Page 2: POTTERY AND TEXTILES, Cont.
Page 3: POTTERY AND TEXTILES, Cont.; METAL INDUSTRIES
Page 4: METAL INDUSTRIES, Cont.
Page 5: METAL INDUSTRIES, Cont.; DAILY INDOOR LIFE
Page 6: CLOTHING; SPECIAL HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES
Page 7: CLOTHING; SPECIAL HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES, Cont.; GLASS INDUSTRY
Page 8: GLASS INDUSTRY, Cont., ARMS
Page 9: ARMS, Cont.
Page 10: ARMS, Cont.; AGRICULTURE; CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH; TOBACCO AND SMOKING-UTENSILS
Page 11: TOBACCO AND SMOKING-UTENSILS, Cont.; BASKETRY, CANE, COIR-PALM AND BAMBOO WORK
Page 12: BASKETRY, CANE, COIR-PALM AND BAMBOO WORK, Cont.; CARPETS
Page 13: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND HYGIENE
Page 14: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND HYGIENE, Cont.; MEDICINE
Page 15: MEDICINE, Cont.
Page 16: MEDICINE, Cont.; ARTICLES OF FOOD
Page 17: ARTICLES OF FOOD, Cont.
Page 18: ARTICLES OF FOOD, Cont.; MEANS OF LIGHTING
Page 19: VARIOUS HANDICRAFTS; MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
Page 20: MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS Cont.; HARNESS; WEIGHTS AND MONEY
Page 21: HARNESS; WEIGHTS AND MONEY, Cont.; POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES
Page 22: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.
Page 23: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.
Page 24: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.; WRITING AND PRINTING
Page 25: WRITING AND PRINTING, Cont.
Page 26: LAMAISTIC MASKS
Page 27: RELIGION
Page 28: ART (Carving, Inlaid-Work, Enamel and Lacquer)
Page 29: ART, Cont. (Enamel and Lacquer)
Page 30: ART, Cont. (Enamel and Lacquer, Music)
Page 31: ART, Cont. (Damaskeened Work, Pictorial Art)
Page 32: ART, Cont. (Pictorial Art)
Page 33: ART, Cont. (Pictorial Art, Needlework)
Page 34 (part I): ARCHAEOLOGY (Ancient Pottery)
Page 34 (part II: ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
Page 34 (part III): ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
Page 34 (part IV): ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
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Berthold Laufer (1874-1934)
In 1904, objects collected by Berthold Laufer during an expedition to China were installed in the Southwest Gallery (Chinese Hall) on the third floor of the museum. The three year expedition (1901-1904) was funded by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff and carried out under the auspices of the East Asiatic Committee. The exhibition illustrated the industrial and domestic life of the Chinese, their amusements, their religion, and their arts. It consisted of the following sections:

EAST SIDE - ceramics

NORTH SIDE - objects illustrating the daily life of the people, their industries, and the products of their labor

SOUTH SIDE - archaeology (ancient bronze and pottery), art (drawing and painting), music, inlaid work, cloisonné, lacquerware, wood, ivory and stone carving, religion

WEST SIDE - theatrical paraphernalia, popular shows and amusements, games and toys, money in its commercial aspect, harness and transportation, matting and cordage, various industries, articles of food, means of lighting, basketry

AT THE ENTRANCE - stone carvings and metal drums

IN FRONT OF THE TOWER - in the flat case, writing and printing.

Laufer's guide to the Southwest Gallery (Chinese Hall) was never published. The guide is heavily edited by Laufer and still in galley form.

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