SECRETARY'S REPORT 



113 



60.30. Japanese, Momoyama period, oribe ware. Tray in the form of two fana 

 with vertical sides and arching handles ; coarse, buff stoneware with 

 transparent glaze, decorated with brown, green, and white designs. 

 Over-all height, 0.143 ; width, 0.234. 



61.9. Japanese Momoyama period, shino ware. Round dish with lip folded in 

 and squarish at the rim ; three low loop feet and three spurmarks ; 

 rough stoneware with thick, bubbly crackled, mottled reddish-brown 

 and gray glaze ; decorated with floral designs in white slip under glaze. 

 Height, 0.057 ; width, 0.170. 



61.7. Mesopotamian, 10th century. Bowl of pale yellow-brown luster painted 

 on a tin glaze ; the design on the interior is a horseman turned toward 

 the right holding a flag; broken and repaired, but only tiny pieces 

 missing and replaced by plaster. Height, 0.058; diameter, 0.235. 



61.21. Persian, mid-12th century, lakalii ware ; large platter with carved design 

 of horseman wielding a sword ; set against arabesque background. 

 Broken and mended with few missing pieces replaced by plaster. 

 Height, 0.086 ; diameter, 0.408. 



REPAIRS TO THE COLLECTION 



Fifteen Chinese, Japanese, and Korean objects were restored, re- 

 paired, or remounted by T. Sugiura. In addition, one large rubbing 

 was mounted for the University of Michigan and repairs or remount- 

 ing completed for six Japanese screens in private collections. Ke- 

 pairs and regilding of 18 frames for American paintings were done 

 outside the Gallery. 



CHANGES IN EXHIBITIONS 



Changes in exhibitions amounted to 134, as follows : 



American art: 



Oils 18 



Chinese art: 



Bronze 8 



Paintings 2 



Pottery 6 



Stone sculpture 1 



Christian art: 



Crystal 1 



Glass 2 



Gold 6 



Indian art: 



Paintings 2 



Japanese art: 



Paintings 18 



Pottery 5 



Wood sculpture 2 



Korean art: 



Bronze 3 



Jade 7 



Metalwork 6 



Paintings. 3 



Pottery 19 



Near Eastern art: 



Metalwork 2 



Paintings 12 



Pottery 10 



Stone sculpture 1 



LIBRARY 



One of the high spots of the year was the "Bronze Symposium" 

 held at the Freer Gallery, which brought specialists from all over 

 the United States, Canada, and Australia. An exhibition of books 

 in this special field was arranged in the library and proved a busy 

 place during the visitors' free time. 



During the year 594 acquisitions were added to the library by title, 

 267 by gift and exchange from other institutions and individuals. 



