Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 



Sm : I have the honor to submit the thirty-fifth annual report on the 

 Freer Gallery of Art, for the year ended June 30, 1955. 



THE COLLECTIONS 



One hundred and twenty objects were added to the collections by 

 purchase, as follows : 



BRONZE 



54.22. Chinese, T'ang dynasty (A. D. 618-906). Eight-lobed mirror; backed 

 with a sheet of silver decorated with floral and animal designs in 

 repouss6 on a punchworls ground ; some green patina, earthy adhe- 

 sions, and traces of silk wrapping. Diameter : 0.245. 



54.121. Chinese, Late Chou dynasty (5th-3d century B. C). Garment hook in- 



laid with silver, gold, glass, and jade. Length : 0.220. 



54.122. Chinese, Early Chou dynasty (llth-lOth century B. C). Ceremonial 



vessel of the type tsun; decorated with cast designs in intaglio and 

 low relief; grayish-green patina. 0.275 x 0.247. (Illustrated.) 

 55.1. Chinese, Shang dynasty (12th-llth century B. C). Ceremonial vessel 

 of the type tsun; decorated with casting in intaglio and low relief; 

 gray patina, fossae filled with chalcolite; single character inscrip- 

 tion cast inside foot. 0.254 s 0.204. 



JADE 



54.120. Chinese, Late Chou dynasty (5th-3d century B. C). Garment hook, 

 carved, white jade in a gold mounting. Length : 0.123. 



55.7. Persian, Safavid period (16th century). Dark-green jug with canine 

 head on handle; intaglio carving of arabesque rinceaux inlaid with 

 gold. 0.087 X 0.100. 



LACQUER 



54.19. Chinese, Late Chou dynasty (5th-3d century B. C). Circular wood 



tray lacquered with designs in red and yellow on brown ground. 



Diameter: 0.312. 

 54.18. Japanese, Tokugawa period (18th century). Small chest of drawers 



lacquered in several techniques with landscape scene and flora. 0.206 



X 0.168 X 0.245. 

 54.118. Japanese, Tokugawa period (18th century). Incense box in four pieces 



lacquered in several techniques with landscape, birds, and flowers; 



inlaid with mother-of-pearl, gold, and silver; tray signed Shogyoku. 



0.113 X 0.113 X 0.106. (Illustrated.) 



METALWORK 



54.115. Persian, Safavid period (16th-17th century). Silver bowl decorated 

 with arabesques and a poem in nasta'ltq script inlaid in gold ; niello 

 in background. 0.032 x 0.112. 



76 



