SECRETARY'S REPORT 77 



54.128. Persian, Seljuq period (12th-13tli century). Nine-sided bronze candle- 

 stick inlaid with nine bands of silver decoration showing enthroned 

 rulers, musicians, and conventional designs. 0.163 x 0.180. 



.' ' . PAINTING 



54.20. Chinese, Yiian dynasty, attributed to Ch'eng Ch'i (13th century). Hand- 



scroll illustrating sericulture; full color on paper; 40 seals and 8 

 inscriptions on mount ; 92 seals and 49 inscriptions on painting ; 1 

 seal on label on outside. 12.493 x 0.319. 



54.21. Chinese, Yiian dynasty, attributed to Ch'eng Ch-i (13th century). Hand- 



scroU illustrating rice culture ; full color on paper ; 96 seals and 10 



inscriptions on mount; 306 seals and 45 inscriptions on painting; 1 



seal on label on outside. 10.340 x 0.326. 

 54.126. Chinese, Sung dynasty, by Li Chih (11th century). Parakeet on an 



apricot branch ; full color on silk. 0.270 x 0.225. 

 54.27. Indian, late 16tli century, IMughal, school of Akbar. Emperor Babur 



with attendants in a garden pavilion ; line drawing, partly colored 



and gilded, on paper. 0.191 x 0.122. 



54.29. Indian, early 17th century, Mughal, attributed to Kanhfi and Man^ur. 



Leaf from a Babtir-ndtneh ; recto : 2 water buffaloes in a landscape, 

 text; verso: 2 miniatures, each with two antelopes in a land.scape, 

 text; full colors on paper, text in black vasta'llq. 0.253 x 0.151. 



54.30. Indian, early 17th century, Mughal, attributed to Manohar. Leaf from 



a historical manuscript ; recto : text ; verso : scene of an army on 

 the march, text; full colors and gold on paper, text in black nasta'llq. 

 0.432 X 0.279. 



54.31. Indian, late 16th century, Mughal, school of Akbar. Leaf from a Chin- 



ffiz-ndmek ; a Mongol emperor (Khubilai Khan) enthroned with em- 

 press and attendants; full colors on paper. 0.388 x 0.253. 



54.116. Indian, early 17th century, Mughal, school of Akbar. Leaf from im- 

 perial album ; recto : prince on horseback handing a drink to a youth 

 in a tree; verso: text, and margin with figures; full colors and gold 

 on paper, text in black nasta'llq. 0.425 x 0.206. 



54.33- Iraqi, late 14th century (Baghdad?). 82 leaves from a manuscript of 



54.114. Qazwiui's "V/onders of Creation" ; each has 23 lines of text and one or 

 more illustrations ; full colors and some gold on paper, text in black 

 naskhl, captions in red or blue. Average leaf, 0.327 x 0.224. (54.95 

 illustrated.) 



54.119. Japanese, Tokugawa period. Ukiyoe school, by Hokusai (1760-1849). 

 Portrait of a courtesan walking ; ink, colors, and gold on silk ; 1 sig- 

 nature and 1 seal on painting. 1.105 x 0.415. 



55.2. .Japanese, Tokugawa period. Nanga school, l\v Tani Buncho (1764-1840). 

 Peacock and peonies ; ink and colors on paper. 1.230 x 0.517. 



55.3- Japanese, Tokugawa period, Ukiyoe school, by Hokusai (1760-1849). 



55.6. Four paintings for the block-print series Hyakunin Isshu Ubaga 



EtoM, Nos. 72, 57, 70, 83 ; ink on paper ; inscription, signature, and 

 seal on each. Average .^iheet, 0.259 x 0.376. 



54.23. Persian, Timurid period (mid-15th century). Leaf from a KalTla Wa- 

 Dimna manuscript; recto: "The battle between the crows and the 

 owls," 2 lines of text ; verso : gold caption, 13 linos of black text, 1 

 red subheading; colors on paper, nasta'llq script. 0.229 x 0.146. 



