SECRETARY’S REPORT 135 
The following projects were undertaken by the laboratory during 
the year: 
1. During February and March Mr. Gettens spent 2 weeks, and 
Miss West 6 weeks, working as guests in the Chemistry Department, 
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, N.Y. The 
project of spectrochemical analysis of some 30 inscribed ceremonial 
bronzes from the Freer collection, which was begun last year, was 
brought nearly to completion. 
2. Chemical anaylsis of the same series of bronzes by conventional 
wet methods was completed. 
3. Examination of some 550 jade objects in the Freer collection, 
which included X-ray diffraction analysis of 150 jades, was completed. 
4. Mr. Gettens took over editorship of Abstracts of the Technical 
Literature and Archaeology and the Fine Arts, published by the 
International Institute for Conservation of Museum Objects, London, 
England. 
5. The systematic collection of data on the technology of ancient 
copper and bronze in the Far East was continued. 
6. Studies on the corrosion products of ancient metal objects were 
continued. 
During the year, 4 written reports were made and 128 verbal reports 
given on objects examined in the technical laboratory. 
By invitation the following lectures were given outside the Gallery 
by staff members (illustrated unless otherwise noted) : 
1958 
July 1. Dr. Cahill, to the Society for Asian Art, San Francisco, 
Calif., ‘Painting Albums in China and Japan.” Attend- 
ance, 100. 
September 1. Dr. Pope, at a session of the Division of Esthetics, Sympo- 
sium of the American Psychological Association, Statler 
Hotel, Washington, D.C., ‘‘The Freer Gallery of Art.” 
Attendance, 150. 
September 3. Dr. Cahill, at the Fourth Conference on Chinese Thought, 
Aspen, Colo., “‘Confucian Elements in Chinese Painting 
Theory.” Attendance, 16. (Not illustrated.) 
September 15. Mr. Gettens, at the Seminar on Applications of Science in 
Examination of Works of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, 
Boston, Mass., “Identification of Pigments.” Attend- 
ance, 73. 
November 3. Dr. Ettinghausen, at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 
Md., “Islam.” Attendance, 183. 
December 11. Dr. Cahill, at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IIl., 
“Two Concepts of Painting in China.’”’ Attendance, 50. 
December 12. Dr. Cahill, at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IIL, 
“The Theory of Literati Painting.” Attendance, 60. 
December 14. Mr, Stern, at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 
San Francisco, Calif., ‘The Korean Exhibition.” At- 
tendance, 100. 
536608—60——10 
