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39.3. Chinese, dated in correspondence with A. D. 1554. Ming dynast3^ By 



Lu Chih, 1495-1576. A river landscape in spring. In ink and trans- 

 parent color on paper. Signature and 4 seals on the painting; 3 inscrip- 

 tions and 10 seals on the mount. Makimono: 1.001 by 0.223. 



39.4. Chinese, sixteenth century, Ming dynasty. By Ch'iu Ying, fl. 1522- 



1560. A mountain landscape. In ink and color on paper. Inscrip- 

 tion with the artist's signature and 14 seals on the painting; 2 labels, 

 8 inscriptions and 35 seals on the mount. Makimono: 3.067 bv 0.254. 



39.35- 



39.36. East Indian, fifteenth century. Two illustrations upon leaves taken 

 from a manuscript of the Markandeya-purana. In outline drawing 

 and solid color upon palm leaf. Palm leaves: 0.051 by 0.238; paintings 

 each 0.051 by 0.065. 



Curatorial work during the past year lias been devoted to the study 

 of the new acquisitions listed above and to other Chinese, Japanese, 

 Arabic, Persian, East Indian, and Armenian manuscripts or art objects, 

 either already in the permanent collection or submitted for purchase. 

 Other Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Persian, Egyptian, Byzantine, Amer- 

 ican, and European objects were sent or brought to the Director by 

 their owners requesting information as to identity, provenance, quality, 

 date, inscription, and so on. In all, 1,386 objects and 586 photographs 

 of objects were so submitted, and written or oral reports upon them 

 were made to the institutions or the private owners who requested 

 this service. Written translations of 17 inscriptions in Oriental 

 languages also were made upon request. 



Changes in exhibition have involved a total of 71 objects, as follows : 



Chinese bronze mirrors 12 



Chinese bronze vessels 6 



Chinese gold 4 



Chinese jade 2 



Chinese painting 32 



Chinese silver 2 



Chinese silver-gilt 6 



Persian pottery 7 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery has been open to the public every day from 9 until 4 : 30 

 o'clock, with the exception of Mondays, Christmas Day, and New 

 Year's Day. 



The total attendance of visitors coming in at the main entrance was 

 102,813. One hundred twenty-three other visitors on Mondays makes 

 the grand total 102,936. The total attendance for week-days, exclu- 

 sive of Mondays, was 76,682 ; Sundays, 26,131. The average week-day 

 attendance was 295 ; the average Sunday attendance, 523. The highest 

 monthly attendance was reached in April, 14,483; the lowest in Jan- 

 uary, 5,449. 



