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62.22. Japanese, Momoyama period (1574-1602), Shino ware (red). Shallow, 



almost flat, circular dish with slightly recessed foot. Clay : coarse 

 light gray stoneware fired red on the surface. Glaze : milky, semi- 

 opaque, bubbly, uneven. Decoration : bamboo sprays painted in black. 

 Height : 0.022 ; diameter : 0.213. 



62.23. Japanese, Edo period, Kakiemon ware. Dish with fluted rim; five spur 



marks on base. Clay : white porcelain. Glaze : transparent, slightly 

 bluish. Decoration: Chinese scene of two figures in a garden by a 

 house, in slip relief under the glaze. Inscriptions, rim decoration, and 

 iulcu mark on base in underglaze blue. Height: 0.054; diameter: 

 0.315. 



62.24. Japanese, Momoyama period, Shino-Oribe ware. Dish with foliate rim, 



scalloped cavetto, and low foot-rim. Clay : coarse gray stoneware. 

 Glaze : buff, semiopaque, bubbly, rough. Decoration : a very sketchy 

 flower in brown in center. Height : 0.032 ; diameter : 0.191. 



62.25. Japanese, Momoyama period, Shino ware. Dish with flaring foliate rim ; 



knobs on sides ; three loop feet. Clay : coarse gray stoneware. Glaze : 

 grayish white ; semiopaque ; crackled ; spur marks inside. Decoration : 

 grasses in the center and a fence around cavetto painted in brown. 

 Height : 0.053 ; diameter : 0.171. 

 63.1. Japanese, Edo period, Kutani ware, 17th century. Vase, pear-shaped; 

 decorated with overglaze enamels, in red, yellow, and turquoise. 

 Height : 0.256 ; diameter : 0.146. (Illustrated.) 



WOOD SCULPTURE 



62.21. Japanese, Fujiwara period, late 12th century. Miroku Bosatsu. 

 Mandorla shows gilt design. Arms restored. AVith pedestal. Figure : 

 height: 0.9S0 ; width: 0.750; depth: 0.50S. Overall: height: 2.060; 

 diameter : 1.140. (Illustrated.) 



REPAIRS TO THE COLLECTION 



Forty Chinese and Japanese paintings and one Persian manuscript 

 were restored, repaired, or remounted by T. Sugiura, Oriental picture 

 mounter. F. A. Haentsclike, illustrator, remounted 47 Persian, In- 

 dian, and Arabic paintings. Eepairs and regilding of three frames 

 for American paintings were done outside the Gallery. Dr. F. Zach 

 of Catholic University repaired and rebound one Indo-Persian 

 manuscript. 



CHANGES IN EXHIBITIONS 



Changes in exhibitions amounted to 237, which were as follows : 



American art: Prints 35 



Chinese art : 



Bronze 5 



Lacquer 2 



Painting 49 



Pottery 12 



Glass 8 



Christian art: 



Manuscripts 14 



Stone sculpture 2 



Japanese art: 



Painting 7 



Pottery 3 



Near Eastern art : 



Glass 67 



Metalwork 1 



Painting 27 



Pottery 5 



