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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 61 
Chinese, Sung dynasty (A. D. 960-1279). Tall vase with cover; southern 
Kuan ware; fine gray clay, thinly potted, glossy bluish green-gray glaze, 
lightly crackled; decorated with figures in high relief: two tigers, two 
human figures on shoulder; cloud form with a character incised under 
the glaze on neck; bird finial and cloud forms on cover. 0.338 x 0.133, 
Chinese, Ch‘ing dynasty (A. D. 1644-1912). Compound vase formed of a 
central vase around which five similar forms are attached with internal 
communication; fine white porcelain, very pale-green transparent glaze; 
decoration with slip in low relief under glaze; six-character mark of the 
Ch‘ien-lung period (1756-1796) in underglaze blue on base of central 
vase. 0.165 x 0.140. 
Chinese, Sung dynasty (A. D. 960-1279). Vase, Lung-ch‘tian celadon, bottle- 
shaped with tall cylindrical neck surrounded by flat horizontal flange 
ring; fine-grained light-gray porcelain, reddish brown at foot rim; thick, 
opaque gray-green celadon glaze filled with minute bubbles. 0.165 x 0.072. 
The work of the staff members has been devoted to the study of new 
accessions, of objects submitted for purchase, and to general research 
work within the collections of Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Persian, and 
¥ndian materials. The preparation of materials for publication and 
the revision of earlier work has continued. Reports, oral or written, 
were made upon 1,612 objects and 408 reproductions of objects sub- 
mitted for examination by their owners, and 132 oriental language 
inscriptions were translated. Docent service and public lectures given 
by staff members are listed below. 
REPAIRS TO THE COLLECTIONS 
A total of 35 objects were repaired or remounted, as follows: 
Chinese paintings remounted 25°02) 2 _ 3. ee 9 
Korean paintings remounted £22 2" GO. Oy 2 ation pee IL 2 
Japanese’ paintines: memownteds sre ee) seb Ss pa NE pes 2 
Chinesespainting repaired s4 0 ss. Bh ne a eh 2 1 
Chinese album covers repaired and remade_________-__-_______ 5 
Arabic painting Lepainet sn. at Femara 1 
Persianopaintings repaired)... 23 2 ee inoep Mate sk 2 
Ghinesentextilesrepainediss 22 2 ae edd et Petes 2 
Whinese lacquer Tepainedewss seek aa wieas thi a bee teste aes 1 
Ghinese,jadesrepaireds: <2 == Bree iete ee ete gifs ied ea 2 
Ghinese, bronze. repairediiascl we soln tole etl eworbyils «Joye 1 
Chinese, pottery Irepaired 22 vita ose et evi ee Loreen aii ae 3 
Chinese stone sculpture repaired_____--__-_____-____________ 1 
Persian gpottery. repaired ..24 2. Lee eee at tl ey il 
Arabie manuscript, mounted. 2. 2a eign UT 1 
Whistler. lithograph. repaired! l2o) f18 suelition sweetest! wad 1 
