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56.2. Persian, 12th century, Gurgan. Bowl of thin, white, vitreous, translucent 

 ware decorated with two bands of incised ornament inside and fine 

 holes piercing the body and mostly filled with the transparent glaze. 

 0.062 x 0.184. 



Total number of accessions to date (including above) 10,977 



REPAIRS TO THE COLLECTIONS 



One hundred and forty-seven Chinese and Japanese objects were 

 restored, repaired, or remounted by T. Sugiura. In addition to this 

 work on the collections, Mr. Sugiura completed t l ao for five Chinese 

 books and mounted live rubbings for the library; he also remounted 

 and repaired a Japanese screen for the United States National 

 Museum. 



CHANGES IN EXHIBITIONS 



Changes in exhibitions amounted to 3,012. This abnormally large 

 number is accounted for by the redecoration of the exhibition gal- 

 leries and the installation of the Charles Lang Freer Centennial Exhi- 

 bition. The changes were as follows : 



American art : 



Copper plates 17 



Etchings 46 



Lithographs 23 



Oil paintings 124 



Pastels and drawings 36 



Watercolors 37 



Whistleriana 10 



Chinese art : 



Bronze 672 



Gold 19 



Jade 400 



Lacquer 8 



Marble 5 



Manuscripts , 1 



Paintings 177 



Pottery 305 



Silver and silver-gilt 52 



Stone sculpture 50 



Christian art : 



Crystal 4 



Glass 12 



Gold 31 



Manuscripts 47 



Paintings 22 



Stone sculpture 3 



Indian art: 



Bronze 3 



Manuscripts 20 



Paintings 109 



Stone sculpture 11 



