APPENDIX 4 
REPORT ON THE FREER GALLERY OF ART 
Str: I have the honor to submit the twenty-fourth annual report 
on the Freer Gallery of Art for the year ended June 30, 1944: 
THE COLLECTIONS 
Additions to the collections by purchase are as follows: 
BRONZE 
43.9. Chinese, 12th century B. C. Shang dynasty. Ceremonial vessel of the type 
ku. Light green patina with patches of silvery gray inside and out; 
incrustations of cuprite and native copper inside and out. Surface 
design incised and filled with a reddish pigment. A two-character 
inscription inside the foot. 0.293 x 0.167 over all. 
44.1. Chinese, 12th century B. C. Shang dynasty. A ceremonial vessel of the 
type tsun. Light green patina; incrustations of cuprite and azurite 
inside. Traces of red and black pigments in the design. A three-char- 
acter inscription with ya hsing inside on the bottom. 0.297 x 0.281 over 
all. (Illustrated.) 
44.3. Chinese, Han dynasty (206 B. C-—A. D. 221). Mirror. Surface: a black 
patina with overlay of green aerugo on the face and on the rim of the 
back. Decoration in low relief with four characters around the boss. 
Diameter: 0.142. 
44.4, Chinese, T‘ang dynasty (A. D. 618-907). Mirror. Surface: a bright 
silvery patina with patches of green aerugo. Decoration of birds, ani- 
mals, insects, and flowers in relief. Diameter: 0.192. 
44.5. Chinese, T‘ang dynasty (A. D. 618-907). Mirror. Surface: a silvery 
patina with occasional patches of green aerugo. Decoration of grapes, 
birds, and animals, in bold relief. Diameter: 0.212. 
44.6. Chinese, early Han, 8d century B.C. Mirror. Surface: a tarnished silvery 
patina with patches of green aerugo. Decoration: fine incised back- 
ground with designs in flat relief superimposed. Diameter: 0.100. 
44.7. Chinese, Sui dynasty (A. D. 581-618). Mirror. Surface: a bright silvery 
patina with remains of green lacquer spilled over the edge; boss incrusted 
with green aerugo. Decoration in relief with additions of red and 
green pigment. Inscription of 27 characters. Diameter: 0.184. 
44.8. Chinese, T‘ang dynasty (A. D. 618-907). Mirror. Surface: a tarnished 
silvery patina covered with patches of green aerugo. Decoration: 
lacquer inlaid with silver and gold. 0.159 x 0.159. 
44.9. Chinese, 3d-2d century B.C. Mirror. Surface: a black patina with patches 
of green aerugo. Decoration: background incised, with a smooth circular 
band and a seven-pointed star superimposed in countersunk relief. Di- 
ameter: 0.190. 
44.10. Chinese, 3d-2d century B.C. Mirror. Surface: a black patina with patches 
of green aerugo. Decoration in low linear relief. Diameter: 0.142. 
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