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December 4th, 1916. 
San-no-tani, Yokohama,
Japan.

My dear Mr. Freer,

I am very pleased to tell you that my son Zenichiro came home in good health on the 9th of October. It is a real pleasure for me to hear from him that you were improving steadily when he saw you last time. Let me express my sincere gratitude from your generosity and kindness, which you showed to Zenichiro, while he was in your country.

He told me everything what you did for him ____ how you received him at your house, how he spent holidays with you in the country, etc. - and is very proud of the prints which you gave him. They are very valuable as it is almost impossible to get even one piece in this country. They interested me greatly and helped me together with some reproductions which I heard from him about your house with its wonderful color arrangements, especially about the fine screens of Koran School and the beautiful potteries of Near East with enthusiasm. 

His story tempted me to go to America and to see your house and collection. We were really surprised by the high prices which Marquies Date’s sale brought in the art market. It was undoubtedly due to the prosperous condition in my country caused by the war. Since the time of Date sale there has been a constant upward tendency in the art market and today the prices are something extraordinary. I enjoyed the catalogue of the Chinese potteries which you sent me through Zeichiro very much. Many people here began to have great interest in the study of porcelain and potteries,