APPENDIX 4 



REPORT ON THE FREER GALLERY OF ART 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the twenty-first annual report on the 

 Freer Gallery of Art for the year ended June 30, 1941. 



THE CX)LLE0TI0N8 



Additions to the collections by purchase are as follows : 



BBONZE 



40.11. 

 a-b. Chinese, late Shang dynasty, twelfth century B. C. A ceremonial cov- 

 ered vessel of the type yu. Outside, fairly even patination in shades 

 of gray green with flecks of cuprite; inside, cuprite, azurite, and 

 malachite with areas of original metal; little incrustation; cast in- 

 scription of one character. 0.361 x 0.269 over all. 



40.23. Chinese, late Chou dynasty, sixth-third century B. C. A quadruped, 

 its surface almost entirely covered with linear and countersunk 

 naturalistic and decorative designs. Smooth, gray-green patina with 

 scattered incrustations of green and blue. Vent in the belly. 0.115 x 

 0.182 over all. (Illustrated.) 



41.1. Chinese, late Chou dynasty, fourth century B. C, or earlier. From 

 Chang-sha. A mirror, patinated in shades of gray with slight incrusta- 

 tions of malachite and rust on the obverse; five long-necked birds in 

 linear relief against a background of cur] and feather design on the 

 reverse. Diameter: 0.164. (Illustrated.) 



41.6. 



a-b. Chinese, late Chou dynasty, fifth-fourth century B. C. A garment 

 hook. Sheathed with silver, gilded and ornamented with inlaid tur- 

 quoise and other stones; engraved designs showing the silver on the 

 back; malachite incrustations. Carved wood stand. Length: 0.221. 



41.8. Chinese, Shang dynasty, fourteenth-twelfth century B. C. A ceremonial 

 vessel of the type tui (or chiu). Gray-green patination with scattered 

 spots of green inside and out ; malachite and azurite incrustations on 

 the bottom. Cast inscription of two characters. 0.140 x 0.211 over all. 



41.3. Chinese, early Chou dynasty or earlier, twelfth century B. C. A cere- 

 monial blade of mottled gray-green and gray-white nephrite. 0.266 x 

 0.103 over all. 



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