Jeanne Preus Rost (LC 1941) purchased the 53 pieces of Chinese cloisonné in this collection starting from 1950 until her death August 4, 1984. Her sister, Linka Preus Johnson received the collection and then donated the cloissoné to Luther College a year later. The Chinese cloissoné in this collection consists mostly of small utilitarian containers such as vases, bowls, boxes, plates, cups and ash trays.