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In [[1881]], the Museum obtained the Japanese art collection of Dr. [[William Anderson]], an instructor at the Imperial Navy Medical College in Tokyo, and named him curator.<ref>Gallery label, "Minamoto Yoshitsune in training," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20267087214/in/photostream/]; Gallery label, "Tengu harassing King Sojobo," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20896926521/in/photostream/]</ref> Another notable collection of Japanese and other artifacts now in the Museum's collection came from [[William Gowland]], one of the first Westerners to conduct archaeological excavations of ''[[kofun]]'' in the late 19th century.<ref>"Photo of William Gowland," gallery label, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20879893402/in/photostream/]; "William Gowland, amateur archaeologist," gallery label, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22796899401/in/photostream/]</ref> [[Thomas Watters]], Acting Consul General for the United Kingdom in [[Seoul]] from [[1887]] to [[1888]], also donated a notable collection of Asian art and artifacts to the Museum in [[1888]].<ref>Gallery label, "Thomas Watters, diplomat," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22597715710/in/photostream/]</ref>

In [[1881]], the Museum obtained the Japanese art collection of Dr. [[William Anderson]], an instructor at the Imperial Navy Medical College in Tokyo, and named him curator.<ref>Gallery label, "Minamoto Yoshitsune in training," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20267087214/in/photostream/]; Gallery label, "Tengu harassing King Sojobo," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20896926521/in/photostream/]</ref> Another notable collection of Japanese and other artifacts now in the Museum's collection came from [[William Gowland]], one of the first Westerners to conduct archaeological excavations of ''[[kofun]]'' in the late 19th century.<ref>"Photo of William Gowland," gallery label, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20879893402/in/photostream/]; "William Gowland, amateur archaeologist," gallery label, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22796899401/in/photostream/]</ref> [[Thomas Watters]], Acting Consul General for the United Kingdom in [[Seoul]] from [[1887]] to [[1888]], also donated a notable collection of Asian art and artifacts to the Museum in [[1888]].<ref>Gallery label, "Thomas Watters, diplomat," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22597715710/in/photostream/]</ref>

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