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Imperial Hotels, Ltd. Tokio.
(Imperial Hotel & Villa, and Metropole Hotel.)
CARL FLAIG, Gen. Manager.

Imperial Hotel and Villa.
May 6th, 1907.

For Miss Rhoades consideration

Dear Colonel Hecker,
I have just found time to carefully examine the catalogue of the Horace N. Allen, catalogue of Korean Pottery, which came to me a few days ago and am now wiring you

"Please buy Allen Collection Corean pottery - sidecut".

From the descriptions given in the catalogue, I am sure that a large number of the specimens are extremely rare and interesting - some probably unique. The better ones added to the pieces I already have, will place my collection of Corean pottery along with the best in existence. The price $5,000 for the 80 pieces is really low. All kinds of ancient pottery in Japan is now fearfully dear - old Chinese, old Corean and first class Japanese has doubled in price 

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