Vezető a Déri Múzeum kiállításaihoz II. A Déri gyűjtemények. 2. javított kiadás (Debrecen, 2001)

THE ORIENTAL COLLECTION OF 124 THE DÉRI MUSEUM in the antiquity and the Middle Ages, and that is how they found their way to the West. To the right from the entrance, in display case 2, there are white-glazed ceramics figures (blanc de Chine) of excellent quality from Tehua. The rich design patterns of the old Chinese imperial costumes are revived on the embroidered silk robe. The two embroidered coverlets with elephant figures are also from China. On the lefthand side of the hall, Chinese bronze statuettes are on display. They represent Taoist, Confucionist and Buddhist divinities and persons. The best examples of them are the statue of Lao Tse, the founder of Taoist philosophy, sitting on a buffalo, represented as the God of Life, the meditating Buddha, and the statue of Kuan-yin, the God of Mercy. A brilliant ram-shaped pot, holding a vase, is a specimen of the Chinese cloisonne enamels from the 18th century. The painted and enameled vases and boxes of Canton are from South China. The next display case contains some excellent pieces of the Chinese ivory and semi precious stone carving craft. The two most outstanding works here are the ivory figure of a Chinese philosopher and a pi-disc, the symbol of the sky, carved out of the extraordinarily hard jade-stone. Among the Japanese utensils used during the rite of drinking tea, the most important ones are made of ceramics: teacups and containers of tea and sweets. The exhibits below them are pieces of export china, painted red and gold, which originate from Kutani. The following two display cases hold Japanese bronze objects: vases, a mirror, a candlestick, and water-droppings pots. Among the figurái pieces, the figure of Hotei (the God of Fortune) is portrayed together with his sack. Next to these, pieces of art from Mongolia include mainly Lamaistic exhibits. A so-called