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  ANNUAL 
  REPORT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  1943 
  

  

  B. 
  Indo-Persian, 
  18th 
  century 
  (A. 
  D. 
  1727). 
  By 
  Muhammad 
  Sadiq. 
  

  

  Floral 
  borders 
  painted 
  in 
  naturalistic 
  style 
  on 
  a 
  gold 
  ground. 
  

   Signature. 
  Gr. 
  W. 
  0.060. 
  

  

  C. 
  Persian, 
  early 
  17th 
  century 
  : 
  a 
  page 
  of 
  nasta'liq 
  writing 
  by 
  'Imad 
  

  

  al-Hasani 
  (on 
  the 
  reverse 
  side). 
  

  

  42.16. 
  A' 
  leaf 
  from 
  a 
  royal 
  album 
  (as 
  above) 
  on 
  which 
  are 
  mounted: 
  

  

  A. 
  Indian, 
  17th 
  century. 
  Mughal. 
  School 
  of 
  Shah 
  Jahan. 
  An 
  imag- 
  

  

  inary 
  meeting 
  between 
  the 
  Emperor 
  Jahanglr 
  and 
  Shah 
  'Abbas 
  I, 
  

   who 
  are 
  attended 
  by 
  two 
  courtiers 
  with 
  gifts. 
  In 
  colors 
  and 
  

   gold. 
  0.275x0.200. 
  

  

  B. 
  Indo-Persian, 
  18th 
  century 
  (A. 
  D. 
  1727). 
  By 
  Muhammad 
  Sadiq. 
  

  

  Floral 
  borders, 
  dated. 
  Gr. 
  W. 
  0.060. 
  

  

  C. 
  Persian, 
  early 
  17th 
  century 
  (A. 
  D. 
  1608). 
  A 
  page 
  of 
  nasta'liq 
  

  

  writing 
  by 
  'Imad 
  al-Hasani 
  (on 
  the 
  reverse 
  side). 
  

  

  42.17. 
  Two 
  leaves 
  from 
  a 
  royal 
  album 
  (as 
  above) 
  on 
  which 
  are 
  mounted: 
  

  

  42.18. 
  A. 
  Indian, 
  17th 
  century. 
  Mughal, 
  school 
  of 
  Shah 
  Jahan. 
  Shah 
  

  

  Jahan 
  holding 
  a 
  night 
  audience 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  company 
  of 
  mullahs: 
  

   a 
  double-page 
  composition 
  mounted 
  on 
  two 
  facing 
  pages. 
  In 
  

   color 
  and 
  gold. 
  0.305 
  x 
  0.460 
  over 
  all. 
  

  

  B. 
  Indo-Persian, 
  18th 
  century 
  (A. 
  D. 
  1727). 
  By 
  Muhammad 
  Sarliq. 
  

  

  Floral 
  borders. 
  Signature 
  and 
  date. 
  Gr. 
  W. 
  0.043. 
  

  

  C. 
  Persian, 
  17th 
  century. 
  Two 
  pages 
  of 
  nasta'liq 
  script, 
  unsigned 
  (on 
  

  

  the 
  reverse 
  sides). 
  

  

  porcelain 
  

  

  42.19. 
  Chinese, 
  A. 
  D. 
  1662-1722. 
  Ch'ing 
  dynasty, 
  K'ang 
  Hsi 
  period. 
  Ching-te 
  

  

  Chen. 
  Flower 
  vase 
  with 
  "ox-blood" 
  glaze. 
  H. 
  o. 
  176. 
  

  

  42.20. 
  Chinese, 
  A. 
  D. 
  1662-1722. 
  Ch'ing 
  dynasty, 
  K'ang 
  Hsi 
  period. 
  Ching-te 
  

  

  Chen. 
  Flower 
  vase 
  with 
  "peach-bloom" 
  glaze. 
  Six-character 
  mark 
  in 
  

   underglaze 
  blue. 
  Ivory 
  stand. 
  H. 
  o. 
  198. 
  

  

  43.5. 
  Chinese, 
  A. 
  D. 
  1662-1772. 
  Ch'ing 
  dynasty, 
  K'ang 
  Hsi 
  period. 
  Ching-te 
  

  

  Chen. 
  Circular, 
  covered 
  box 
  for 
  seal 
  cinnabar, 
  with 
  a 
  "peach-bloom" 
  

   glaze. 
  Six-character 
  mark 
  in 
  underglaze 
  blue. 
  0.072 
  x 
  0.036. 
  

  

  43.6. 
  Chinese, 
  A. 
  D. 
  1662-1722. 
  Ch'ing 
  dynasty, 
  K'ang 
  Hsi 
  period. 
  Ching-te 
  

  

  43.7. 
  Chen. 
  Two 
  water-pots 
  glazed 
  in 
  very 
  pale 
  greenish-blue 
  inside 
  and 
  out 
  

  

  Both 
  have 
  a 
  six-character 
  mark 
  in 
  underglaze 
  blue, 
  a, 
  0.087 
  x 
  0.087 
  ; 
  

   b, 
  0.089 
  x 
  0.088. 
  

  

  POTTERY 
  

  

  43.4. 
  Chinese, 
  7th 
  to 
  10th 
  century. 
  T'ang 
  dynasty. 
  Sepulchral 
  vase 
  with 
  

   serpent 
  handles 
  ; 
  slightly 
  beveled 
  foot 
  and 
  concave 
  base. 
  Body 
  of 
  a 
  

   hard, 
  close-grained, 
  buff-white 
  clay, 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  transparent 
  glaze 
  

   tending 
  to 
  pale 
  green. 
  0.529x0.286. 
  (Illustrated.) 
  

  

  42.21. 
  Chinese, 
  11th 
  to 
  12th 
  century. 
  Sung 
  dynasty. 
  Chii-lu 
  hsien. 
  Pillow, 
  

  

  square 
  in 
  section 
  with 
  concave 
  sides; 
  vent-hole 
  in 
  one 
  end. 
  Body 
  

   of 
  hard, 
  buff 
  clay 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  faintly 
  crackled 
  glaze 
  over 
  an 
  ivory- 
  

   white 
  slip. 
  A 
  Ch'ien 
  Lung 
  (18th 
  century) 
  inscription 
  of 
  78 
  characters 
  

   and 
  2 
  seals 
  painted 
  in 
  reddish-brown. 
  0.124 
  square 
  x 
  0.209 
  over 
  all. 
  

   42.13. 
  Persian, 
  11th 
  century. 
  So-called 
  Aghkand. 
  Bowl, 
  shallow, 
  flat 
  rimmed 
  ; 
  

   low 
  ring 
  foot. 
  Body 
  of 
  soft, 
  red 
  earthenware 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  thin, 
  

   transparent 
  glaze 
  of 
  greenish 
  cast 
  over 
  a 
  white 
  slip. 
  Bird 
  decora- 
  

   tion 
  incised 
  with 
  areas 
  of 
  the 
  design 
  colored 
  green, 
  yellow, 
  and 
  aubergine 
  

   underglaze. 
  0.076x0.283. 
  (Illustrated.) 
  

  

  