90 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



55.22. Syrian, AyyQbid period (13th century). Ewer of brass with silver inlay, 

 some of which has fallen out; decorated with arabesques in lattice 

 framework ; naskhl inscriptions give the artists as Qasim b. 'Ali and 

 dale corresponding to A. D. 1232. 0.367 x 0.213. 



PAINTING 



55.13. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912). Landscape in ink and color on 

 paper ; by Wu Li ; dated in correspondence with A. D. 1767. 0.669 x 0.321. 



55.17. Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Scroll painting in ink and full color 



on satin showing 24 Buddhistic figures ; 20 inscriptions and 73 seals on 

 painting ; title and 2 seals on mount, dated in correspondence with A. D. 

 1643. 0.495 x 7.313. 



55.18. Chinese, Ming or Ch'ing dynasty (17th century). Landscape in ink and 



color on paper ; inscription and 8 seals on painting ; inscription and 1 seal 

 on mount; by Ch 'eng Sui (fl. 1630-1650). 1.433 x 0.530. 



55.19. Chinese Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912). Landscape in ink on satin ; signature 



and two seals on painting ; by Ch'a Shih-piao ; dated in correspendence 

 with A. D. 1694. 1.863 x 0.468. 



55.20. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912). Album containing 16 landscapes 



on paper, 15 in ink and color, 1 in ink ; 16 inscriptions and 30 seals on 

 paintings, 1 inscription and 4 seals on mounts ; by Hua Yen ; dated in 

 correspondence with A. D. 1729. 0.229-0.238 x 0.153 x 0.163. 



55.21. Chinese, Ming and Ch'ing dynasties (17th century). Album containing 10 



paintings in ink on paper showing flowers, birds, insects, and fish ; 9 

 signatures and 30 seals on paintings; 11 inscriptions and 44 seals on 

 mounts ; by Chu Ta (fl. 1634-1674 or later). 0.255 x 0.230. 



55.11. Coptic, third quarter of the 12th century (Damietta, Egypt). First page of 



a religious codex made for the 73rd Jacobite Patriarch, Michael, son of 

 Zaraa (A. D. 1174-89); recto: a cross; verso: the four evangelists; 

 parchment with gold and colors ; Arabic inscription in naskhl. 0.356 x 

 0.228. 

 55.25- Japanese, Muromachi period (1333-1568). Pair of 6-fold screens with 

 55.26. silk panels on paper grounds ; panels painted in ink depicting landscapes ; 

 grounds decorated with floral patterns in colors on gold ; by Kano 

 Motonobu (1476-1559). Each 1.752 x 3.758. (55.26 illustrated.) 



POTTERY 



55.12. Chinese, T'ang dynasty (618-906). Covered jar; soft, pinkish-buff clay; 



soft lead glazes of dark green, dark blue, yellowish-brown, and white, 

 arranged in vertical patterns. 0.242x0.213. (Illustrated.) 



55.15. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ien-lung period (1736-1796). Writer's box 

 of fine, white porcelain with pale, transparent celadon green glaze over 

 delicately painted slip designs of dragon, waves, and clouds, and inter- 

 locking scroll patterns ; 6-character Ch'ien-lung mark in underglaze blue 

 on base. 0.057 x 0.222 x 0.067. 



56.5- Chinese, Han dynasty (207 B. C.-A. D. 220). Mortuary figures of 



56.7. ladies, two standing and one kneeling ; grayish clay fired hard with traces 

 of red, brown, purple, and green pigments. Heights: 0.660, 0.662, and 

 0.493. 



56.1. Persian, 9th-10th century, Nishapur. Bowl with design of two birds in 

 black slip on a white ground. 0.066 x 0.218. 



