The old lacquer-work is difficult to get, and, when obtained, is high in price; but comparison between the old and the new shows the gulf that lies between the loving and skilful labour of the artist and the stupid and generally "scamped" achievement of him who merely "knocks off" candlesticks and tobacco-boxes by the score, to sell to the English visitorpapier-maché being superseded by wood, and lacquer by paint.

JORGENSON, H. R. The red lacquer case.

It is a real adventure to make an expedition there, and the owners allow us to poke in back rooms from which we unearth wondrous treasures in the way of old brass vases; queer, slender-necked scent-bottles still faintly smelling of roses; old lacquer boxes, and bits of rich embroidery.

The old lacquer screen behind Clare's head looked like a lustreless black pool with gold leaves floating on it; and another piece, a little table at her elbow, had the brown bloom and the pear-like curves of an old violin.

Bits of carved ivory, rich lacquer ware and choice pieces of satsuma and cloisonné appeared in the windows.

Miss Farrow went up to the table on which now stood a large lacquer tray, and poured herself out a glass of cold water.

In addition to the porcelain of the Ming epoch, of which the finest specimens are in the palace at Istanbul, especially famous are the lacquers (carved lacquer, lacquer painting, gold lacquer) of the Ming epoch and the cloisonné work of the same period.

I ate my supper of fish-omelet and turnip pickle served in red lacquer bowls, and drank tea out of cups as big as thimbles.

It was hung with a delicate, faded Chinese paper; and against the walls stood a few pieces of fine white lacquer furniture.

The scandalous bronze-lacquer age of hungry animalisms, spiritual impotencies, and mendacities will have to run its course till the pit swallow it.

Each courseand their name was manywas served on a little two-inch-high lacquer table, with everything to match.