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PAINTING 



53.91. Arabic (Mesopotaiuian), A. D. 1224 (Rajab 621 H.), Baghdad School, 

 written by 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl. Outdoor scene with mad dog biting 

 man, onlooker with sword on left. An illustration on the recto of a leaf 

 from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica by Dioscorides. 

 Opaque color and gold. Text in black naskhl on both sides. Captions 

 on verso in rad. 0.332 x 0.2G0. (Illustrated.) 



53.78. Chinese, Ming dynasty, by T'ang Yin (A. D. 1470-1523.). Handscroll 



landscape entitled Nan Yu. Ink on paper; signatory inscription and 10 

 seals on painting; 22 seals and 10 inscriptions on mount; label. 

 0.243 X 0.S93. 



53.79. Chinese, Ming dynasty, by Ch'en Shun (A. D. 1482-1539). Handscroll 



landscape entitled Yiin-shan, and dated in correspondence with A. D. 

 1535. Ink and color on paper; signatory inscription and 17 seals on 

 painting; 21 seals and 2 in.scriptions on mount; label. 0.305 x 1.407. 



53.84. Chinese, Ming dynasty, by Ch'iu Yiog (ca. A. D. 1522-1560). Landscape 



entitled Sung hsia h^ng ch'in Vu, "Play the c/i'm beneath a pine tree" ; 

 done in ink and slight color on paper ; signature and 10 seals on painting ; 

 2 colophons and 8 seals on mount ; 1 seal on label. 1.053 x 0.222. 



53.85. Chinese, Yuan dynasty, by Wu Chen (A. D. 12S0-1354). Bamboo; dated 



in correspondence with June 17, 1350; ink on paper; signatory inscrip- 

 tion and 7 seals on painting ; 2 inscriptions and 7 seals on mount ; 1 seal 

 on label. 1.090x0.326. 



54.8 Chinese, Ming dynasty, by Hsii Wei (A. D. 1.520-1593). Twelve flowers 

 and poems; painted in ink on paper; 42 seals on painting and 12 on 

 mount; 12 inscriptions on painting and 1 on mount; label ou outside 

 mounting. 5.355 x 0.325. 



54.10. Chinese, Yiian dynasty, attributed to Ch'ien Hsiian (13th century). A 

 branch of pear blossoms painted in color on paper. One seal on painting. 

 0.315 X 0.397. 



54.12. Chinese, Yiian dynasty, by ShOnij Mou (14th century A. D.). Awaiting 

 the Ferry at Autumn River, dated in correspondence with April 12, 

 1351. Landscape in ink on paper; signature and 6 inscriptions on 

 painting ; 31 seals on painting ; title label with 2 seals on outside mount. 

 1.125 X 0.465. 



54.17. Chinese, Ming dynasty, by Hsieh Shih-ch'en (A. D. 1488-1548). Land- 

 scape in ink on silk, signature and one seal on painting; inscription 

 and one seal on label. 1.081 x 0.481. 



54.1. Egyptian, ca. 1335. Page from Bidpal's Fal)les. Recto: 13 lines of black 



naskhi script. Verso: color on gold ground showing a man, saddled 

 horse and boar. Blue frame. Three lines of text in naskhl below, 

 additional words in margin. 0.249 x 0.176. 



54.2. Egyptian, ca. 1335. Page from Bidpal's Fables. Recto: 13 lines of black 



naskhi script. Verso: color on gold ground showing a bear on the 

 ground conversing with two monkeys in a tree. Blue frame. One line 

 of text in naskhl above and two below. 0.249 x 0.176. 

 53.93. Indian, early 17th century, Mughal, School of .Jahfinglr (1605-1627), 

 attributed to Muhammad 'All. Verso of an album sheet with miniature 

 of a youth in a stylized landscape. He Is seated on a low. golden stool 

 and reading a book ; a falcon is perched on a stand before him. Attribu- 

 tion in black nashki on mount. Wide border with realistically rendered 

 flowers. Opaque color and gold on paper, mounted on cardboard. 

 Recto blank. 0.333 x 0.210. 



