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34.20. Syrian (Arabic), fourteenth century. Bottle (0.497 by 0.248) of clear 

 blown glass of grayish amber tint. Decoration including an inscrip- 

 tion on the shoulder in polychrome enamels and gold. (Illustrated.) 



33.10-33.11. Chinese, T'ang dynasty, seventh to tenth century. A pair of 

 iron "sleeve-weights" in the form of plaques (0.069 by 0.064), 

 overlaid with sheet gold repousse in medium and high relief and 

 inlaid with jade. 



MANUSCRIPT 



33.5. Armenian, ninth to tenth century. The Gospel according to St. Mark 



and St. Luke (both incomplete). Brown-black vertical uncials on 113 

 parchment leaves (0.311 by 0.235) plus 1 paper leaf. Illuminated 

 title page (St. Luke), paragraphs (112) and ornamented initials (112). 



PAINTING 



33.8. Chinese, Sung dynasty, thirteenth century. By Chao Meng-chien. 



Narcissus: ink on a paper scroll (0.315 by 0.766). Signed. 



33.9. Chinese, late Sung dynasty, thirteenth to fourteenth century. By Cheng 



Ssti-hsiao. Orchid: ink on a paper scroll (0.254 by 0.945). Signed. 

 34.1. Chinese, Ming dynasty, fifteenth to sixteenth century. By Shen Chou. 

 River landscape: ink and tints on a pajjer scroll (0.265 by 1.311). 

 Signed. 

 33.12. East Christian (Byzantine), early twelfth century. Frontispiece to 

 St. Luke's Gospel: St. Luke writing, seated before a lectern. In 

 delicate color on a gold ground (worn) on paper (0.175 by 0.139). 



34.15. Indian, seventeenth century, Mughal-Rajput. A woman at prayer: an 



album picture in delicate colors and gold on paper (0.135 by 0.065). 



34.16. Indian, early seventeenth century, Rajput, Rajasthanl. A wife awaiting 



her husband's return: an illustration from the Amaru§ataka; in colors 

 and slight gold on paper (0.140 by 0.165). 



33.6. Persian, sixteenth century, style of Shah Qull. Kneeling figure of an angel 



as a cup-bearer: in ink, slight tint and gold on paper; illuminated 

 double border (0.193 by 0.108). (Illustrated.) 



33.7. Persian, sixteenth century, §afavid. Standing figure of a youth in a blue 



coat: in opaque colors and gold on paper, with contemporary border 

 (0.159 by 0.069). (Illustrated.) 



Curatorial work within the collection has been devoted to the 

 study of Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Persian texts 

 associated with recent acquisitions, and to the studies ordinarily 

 associated with the cataloging and exhibition of objects of Oriental 

 fine arts, including the recent acquisitions. During the past year 

 708 objects and 433 photographs of objects were submitted to the 

 curator by other institutions or by private persons for an opinion as 

 to their identity, provenance, and historical or esthetic value. Five 

 inscriptions were submitted for translation. Reports on these things 

 were sent to owners or senders. Two early Arabic alphabets in 

 Kufic script of the ninth and twelfth centuries have been compiled 

 and reproduced. Gallery Book IV, with descriptive notes of the 



