LAUFER'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTHWEST GALLERY (CHINESE HALL)
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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.
Guide Content:View Guide in PDF (file size 9,898 Kb)
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.
Page10: ARMS, Cont.; AGRICULTURE; CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH; TOBACCO AND SMOKING-UTENSILS
Page11: TOBACCO AND SMOKING-UTENSILS, Cont.; BASKETRY, CANE, COIR-PALM AND BAMBOO WORK
Page12: BASKETRY, CANE, COIR-PALM AND BAMBOO WORK, Cont.; CARPETS
Page13: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND HYGIENE
Page14: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND HYGIENE, Cont.; MEDICINE
Page15: MEDICINE, Cont.
Page16: MEDICINE, Cont.; ARTICLES OF FOOD
Page17: ARTICLES OF FOOD, Cont.
Page18: ARTICLES OF FOOD, Cont.; MEANS OF LIGHTING
Page19: VARIOUS HANDICRAFTS; MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
Page20: MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS Cont.; HARNESS; WEIGHTS AND MONEY
Page21: HARNESS; WEIGHTS AND MONEY, Cont.; POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES
Page22: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.
Page23: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.
Page24: POPULAR SPORTS AND PASTIMES, Cont.; WRITING AND PRINTING
Page25: WRITING AND PRINTING, Cont.
Page26: LAMAISTIC MASKS
Page27: RELIGION
Page28: ART (Carving, Inlaid-Work, Enamel and Lacquer)
Page29: ART, Cont. (Enamel and Lacquer)
Page30: ART, Cont. (Enamel and Lacquer, Music)
Page31: ART, Cont. (Damaskeened Work, Pictorial Art)
Page32: ART, Cont. (Pictorial Art)
Page33: ART, Cont. (Pictorial Art, Needlework)
Page34 (part I): ARCHAEOLOGY (Ancient Pottery)
Page34 (part II): ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
Page34 (part III): ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
Page34 (part IV): ARCHAEOLOGY, Cont. (Bronze)
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