Ten Very Rare Pieces Acquired for British Museum N.cOX. SPECIAL service Peking, Oct. 9.
Ten rare pieces of Ming porcelain, four of which are types entirely unknown in England, have been purchased for the British Museum by Mr. R, L, Hobson, who is considered to be among' the greatest authorities on Chinese porcelain and whose book on the subject is regarded as the standard work, It is listed far above its original price, being out of print.
In spite of the fact that he knows 80 much about Chinese porcelain, Mr. Hobson has never before vi ed China, and has greatly enjoyed his first trip to Peking, Mr. Hobson is proceeding to Japan at the in-! vitation of Japanese universities United Press.
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