40 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1937 



POTTERY 



37.16. Chinese, Sung dynasty. Kuan yao: a miniature vaso with tubular 



handles and two corresponding holes in the foot-rim. Dense, hard 

 clay ; lustrous gray glaze with large, irregular crackle. 0.102 by 

 0.061. 



37.17. Chinese, Sung dynasty. Ju yao: a cup holder, with wide five-foiled 



flange. Hard, gray porcelaneons clay ; lustrous grayish green glaze, 

 medium crackle. 0.067 by 0.1 60. 



37.18. Chinese, Sung dynasty. Liing-rh'iian yao: a vase with long neck and 



two handles of fish form. Hard, dense clay ; lustrous celadon glaze. 

 0.259 by 0.113. 

 37.5. Persian, Rhages (Raiy), thirteenth century. Ry 'All bin Yusuf. A 

 bowl (broken and repaired). Soft, .sandy, white clay; white tin 

 enamel glaze (crazed) and a transparent wash under the foot. The 

 decoration of people and horses is painted in polychrome enamels 

 and leaf-gold. Knllc iiiserii»tioii inside; vnxkhT inscription outside; 

 both with signature. 0.087 by 0.206. 



37.9. Syrian, eleventh-twelfth centiiry. A pitcher, thin-walled, with a low 



foot-rim (broken and repaired). Soft, sandy white clay; cream- 

 white enamel glaze with traces of iridescence. Decorated with a 

 band of Kufic lettering in low relief. 0.130 by 0.120. 



37.10. Syrian, twelflb-fliirteenth century. A pitcher (broken and repaired). 



Fairly hard, white day ; lustrous wliite enamel glaze of egg-shell 

 texture. The decoration is carved in relief, with details in pierced 

 work tilled with glaze. 0.100 by 0.083. 



Curcatorial -svork lias, as boforp, consisted largely in the study of 

 Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese, Aramaic, Armenian, Arabic, Persian, 

 East Indian, and Cambodian objects in the collection, of the texts 

 and seals associated with them, and in the preparation of this ma- 

 terial for Gallery records. In addition, 810 objects and 28C photo- 

 graphs of objects. Oriental for the most part, were submitted to 

 the Curator for expert opinion as to provenance, age, quality, or 

 other significance. Written or oral reports on these things were 

 made to the institutions or private owners who had requested this 

 service. "Written translations of 31 inscriptions in Oriental lan- 

 guages were also made upon request, and 2 inscriptions — one in 

 Chinese, the other in Egyptian hieroglyphics — were composed for 

 the use of two Departments of the Government. 



Changes in exhibition have involved a total of 92 objects, as 

 follows : 



Bra.ss, Persian 1 



Bronzes, Chinese 2 



Paintings : 



American 62 



Cliinese 25 



Textiles, Chinese 2 



