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better screens and kakemono and about twenty-five per-cent of the potteries. The few pieces of lacquer and bronze were also shown, and a few of the Whistlers. They certainly were tremendously impressed by the finer Japanese and Chinese paintings, and frankly said that they had never before seen so many things of Oriental production for which they cared so much. The Koyetsu screens and the early Buddhistic and Chinese paintings really staggered Mr. Havemeyer. They both admired Stephen very much and treated him most courteously. Learning that Stephen was soon to have a vacation in the East they asked me to postpone it until after their return from Denver, whither they are now traveling, so as to have Stephen in New York between October 10th and 15th, at which time they both kindly volunteered to show him their collection. This is, of course, a real compliment to Stephen, and the experience will be splendid for him. It is my intention to let him stop at Buffalo for a day to visit the Museum there and to spend a day or two in Boston along with three or four days in New York. This will give him a pleasant rest and afford him an opportunity to see what is happening in art circles outside of Detroit. I am glad that you will be pleased to have him call upon you, which he will do, but you are not to let him absorb too much of your time. I shall let him call upon Mr. Ushikubo and see what a Japanese Art store is like. He will also visit the Metropolitan Museum and other places of interest in the Big City. I arranged with Mr. and Mrs. Havemeyer to let Stephen take the Ririomins to their house in New York and show them the paintings there. It is not their intention to open their city house until later in the 

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