The East the Cradle of Art.--The Antiquity of Egypt: Its Claim to Notice in every Branch of Inquiry.--The Fountains of Oriental and Greek Art.--The Nile Clay.--Egypt’s Early Maturity.--Limitation of Material.--Effect of Religion upon Art.--Two Periods in Art History.--Ancient Religion.--Various Symbols.--UNGLAZED POTTERY--_Sun-dried_: Bricks.--Moulds, Stamps, etc.--Vessels.--_Baked Ware_: Its Early Date.--Color of Vessels and Bricks.--Coffins.--Cones.--Figures.--Sepulchral Vases.--Amphoræ and other Vessels.--Decoration.--Græco-Egyptian Pottery.--GLAZED WARE, miscalled Porcelain: Its Nature, and how Colored.--Wall Tiles.--Inlaying of Mummy Cases.--Personal Ornaments.--Images.--Beads, etc.--Vases.--Bowls.--Glazed Schist.--Stanniferous Enamel.....82 CHAPTER II. ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA. Possible Priority to Egyptian Pottery.--Similarity between Assyrian and Egyptian.--The Course followed by both Arts.--Unbaked Bricks.--Baked Bricks.--Writing Tablets.--Seals.--Vases.--Terra-cottas.--Porcelain.--Glazing and Enamelling.--Tin.--Colored Enamels.--Babylonian Bricks.--Glazes.....97 CHAPTER III. JUDÆA. Art Derived from Egypt.--Never Reached any Eminence.--Preference for Metals.--Frequent Allusions in Scripture.--Bought Earthen-ware from Phœnicia and Egypt.--Home Manufacture.--Decoration.--Necessity for Distinguishing between Home and Foreign Wares.....103 CHAPTER IV. INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA. Mystery Surrounding People.--History of its Art in great measure Unknown.--Questions of its Existence and Originality.--How they Arose.--The Brahmins.--Geographical Position.--Views of Early Travellers.--Later Investigations.--More Ancient Pottery.--Clay Used.--Knowledge of Glazing: Its Application to Architecture.--Glazed Bricks.--Terra-cotta.--Chronological Arrangement.--Porcelain: Its Decoration.--Use of Gold.--Siam.....105 CHAPTER V. CHINA. Art Different from that of Europe or America.--How it must be Viewed.--Religion.--Legend.--Hoang-ti the Inventor of Pottery.--The Leading Points of Religious System.--Personified Principles.--Lao-tseu, Confucius, and Buddha.--Kuan-in.--Pousa or Pou-tai.--Dragons.--Dog of Fo.--Ky-lin.--Sacred Horse.--Fong-hoang.--Symbols.--Meaning of Colors and Shapes.--POTTERY: When First Made.--Céladon.--Crackle.--How Made.--Porcelain Crackle.--Decorations on Crackle.--Household Vessels.--Stone-ware.--Licouli.--Tower of Nankin.--Pipe-clay.--Boccaro.--Colors and Decoration of Pottery.--Colors on Crackle. PORCELAIN: When Invented.--King-teh-chin.--All Classed as Hard, Exceptions.--Old Porcelains.--Kouan-ki.--Blue-and-white.--Persian Styles.--Turquoise and other Blues.--Leading Events of Ming Dynasty.--Egg-shell.--Tai-thsing Dynasty.--Mandarin Vases.--Families.--Old White.--Jade.--Purple and Violet.--Liver Red.--Imperial Yellow.--Chinese Ideas of Painting.--Soufflé.--Grains of Rice.--Articulated and Reticulated Vases.--Cup of Tantalus.....109 CHAPTER VI. COREA.