Among the artists of early times it is often difficult to distinguish between the carver of wood and the caster of bronze. The latter sometimes made his own models in wax, sometimes chiselled them in wood, and sometimes had recourse to a specialist in wood-carving. The group of splendid sculptors in wood that graced the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries left names never to be forgotten, but undoubtedly many other artists of scarcely less force regarded bronze-casting as their principal business. Thus the story of wood-carving is very difficult to trace. Even in the field of architectural decoration for interiors, tradition tells us scarcely anything about the masters who carved such magnificent works as those seen in the Kioto temples, the Tokugawa mausolea, and some of the old castles. There are, however, no modern developments of such work to be noted. The ability of former times exists and is exercised in the old way, though the field for its employment has been greatly narrowed. [Illustration: PLATE V. SCULPTURE FIG. 11.--VAJRA MALLA. By Unkei (13th century). FIG. 12.--STATUE OF ASANGA (12th century, artist unknown). FIG. 13.--STATUES OF BUDDHA AMI'TABHA AND TWO BODHISATTVAS (7th century).] [Illustration: PLATE VI. METAL WORK AND LACQUER FIG 14.--DOOR OF BRONZE LANTERN IN THE TODAI TEMPLE (8th century). FIG. 15.--BRONZE DUCK INCENSE BURNER (15th century). British Museum. FIG. 16.--BRONZE MIRROR (12th to 13th century). FIG. 17.--INKSTONE BOX IN LACQUER. By Koyetsu (1557-1637).] Netsuke Carvers.