Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 



Sib : I have the honor to submit the 43d annual report on the Freer 

 Gallery of Art, for the year ended June 30, 1963. 



THE COLLECTIONS 

 Fifteen objects were added to the collections by purchase as follows : 



PAINTINGS 



62.26. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty, by Wang Yiian-ch'i (1642-1715), dated 1704. 



Landscape in the manner of Ni Tsan. Init and colors on paper. Two 

 inscriptions and five seals of the artist on the painting. Kakemono: 

 height : 0.955 ; width : 0.505. 

 62.29. Chinese, Ch'ing dynasty, by Wang Shih-min (1592-1680), dated 1670. 

 Landscapes in old styles. Six paintings and one leaf of calligraphy, 

 originally from an album. Ink and color on paper. Sis inscriptions 

 and 13 seals on paintings; 11 seals on leaf of calligraphy; colophon 

 with one seal. Outside label inscribed. HandscroU : height: 0.318; 

 length: 8.375. (Illustrated.) 



62.27. Japanese, Edo period, Buddhist school. Scroll VII of the EoT<e Kyo 



(Lotus Stitra). Gold with touches of color, on blue paper. Height: 

 0.280 ; width : 3.920. 



62.28. Japanese, Ashikaga period, early 16th century, Muromachi-Suiboku school, 



by Shuko. Hawk. Ink on paper. Height : 0.959 ; width : 0.447. 

 G2.30- Japanese, Momoyama period. Decorative school, by Nonomura Sotatsu 

 62.31. (fl. ca. 1600-1630). Trees. A pair of six-fold screens. Ink and colors 



on gold leaf. Height : 1.540 ; width : 3.578. (62.30 illustrated.) 

 62.32 Turkish, Ottoman school, early 17th century. A young prince and at- 

 tendant of which two hemistiches in nasta'Uq are given above painting. 

 Mounted as album leaf with marginal designs of gold cloud bands and 

 floral rinceaux on dark ground. Miniature : height : 0.085 ; width : 

 0.060. Album leaf : height : 0.210 ; width : 0.125. 



62.33. Chinese, T'ang dynasty, white ware. Wide shallow bowl with turned- 



over rim and flat, unglazed base. Clay : light buff stoneware. Glaze : 

 opaque white with fine crackle. Decoration: none. Height: 0.092; 

 diameter: 0.315. 



62.34. Chinese, Ming dynasty, about 1400, celadon ware. Wide bowl with 



foliate rim; small foot; circular hole in base underneath. Clay: 

 fine-grained high-fired gray porcelain. Glaze: transparent, thick, 

 grayish-green celadon. Decoration: bowl sides fluted inside and out 

 to match foliation of rim ; molded ornamental lotus plaque applied in 

 relief inside center covering hole in base. Height: 0.126; diameter: 

 0.326. 



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