International studio . THE PIPER—FULL LEVANT BOUND BY L. AVERILL COLE A Dinner Service of Old Japan. OLD JAPAN DINNER SERVICE—SPECIMEN PIECES A DINNERJAPAN SERVICE OF ^OLD Miss A. C. Edwards, of Philadel-phia, Pa., with interesting historicaldocumentary papers, claims the unique distinctionof sole ownership in America of a set of china sur-viving the feudal days of Japan, fascinating inquaint, artistic beauty, rich in gorgeous color,great in historic value, and laden with symbolicalreading. The service was bought in China byan old sea captain about the year 1S13. Pro-tected by cabinet enclosur
International studio . THE PIPER—FULL LEVANT BOUND BY L. AVERILL COLE A Dinner Service of Old Japan. OLD JAPAN DINNER SERVICE—SPECIMEN PIECES A DINNERJAPAN SERVICE OF ^OLD Miss A. C. Edwards, of Philadel-phia, Pa., with interesting historicaldocumentary papers, claims the unique distinctionof sole ownership in America of a set of china sur-viving the feudal days of Japan, fascinating inquaint, artistic beauty, rich in gorgeous color,great in historic value, and laden with symbolicalreading. The service was bought in China byan old sea captain about the year 1S13. Pro-tected by cabinet enclosure and almost an immunefrom the ravages of time, this remarkable set oftifty-eight pieces, with few exceptions, is preservedin all its master-hand beauty and skill. Each piece is endorsed with the signature of oneof Japans most famous potters, the translation ofthe inscription reading: Made at Arita TOMI-MURA Japan. Tomimura Kanyemon manufactured porcelainat Arita, pro\ince of Hizen, and made what weknow by the name of Old Japan. He tradedwith foreign nations in contravention of the thenexistin
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