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tombs with their desert environment.  The sculpture and painting in and on wood and stone, their glazes and inlay in ^[[and on]] stone and pottery, their jewelry, metal implements etc. etc. my eyes and mind partially saw and partially understood--i.e. no one ever fully understood the nature of his inspirations--and under these influences I felt most keenly a desire to step as rapidly as possible from Egyptian art, in its home, to Japanese art, in its home.   This will enable me to compare under best conditions possible the best art of the two countries, and learn more accurately their differences, their qualities, their harmonies and discords.  The stops on the way in Ceylon and Java are to compare Buddhastic art which is the real middle