This entry consists of a book review of Ars Orientalis Vol. II. The following articles are in the book: Pigments used in Japanese paintings from the protohistoric period through the 19th century; the scroll painting; a pigment census of Japanese Ukiyo-e paintings in the Freer Gallery of art; Urushi and conservation: the use of Japanese lacquer in the restoration of Japanese art; notes on the use of Cobalt in later Chinese ceramics; lead isotopes in some Japanese and Chinese glasses; the provenance of early Islamic luster wares; decor replication in two late Chou bronze chien; techniques of silversmithing in the Hormizd II plate; the metallurgical technique of the silver Plate with Figures, Gupta period; gravimetric and spectrographic analysis of some ancient Chinese copper alloys; non-destructive x-ray fluorescence analysis of ancient bronze mirrors excavated in Japan; early Chinese black mirrors and pattern-etched weapons; studies on the iron blade of a Shang dynasty bronze Yueh-axe unearthed at Kao-ch'end, Hopei, China; and, the techniques of the Japanese tsuba-maker.