Report on the Freer Gallery of Art 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the thirty-seventh annual report 

 on the Freer Gallery of Art, for the year ended June 30, 1957. 



THE COLLECTIONS 



Thirty-nine objects were added to the collections by purchase as 

 follows : 



BRONZE 



56.15. Chinese, Han dynasty (207 B. C.-A. D. 220). Square ceremonial vessel 



of the type hu; decorated with human figures in hunting and legend- 

 ary scenes cast in relief. 0.369 x 0.225. 

 56.19. Chinese, Shang dynasty (ca. 12th century B. C). Ceremonial tripod of 



the type chiieh decorated with casting in relief; inscription of one 



character. 0.197 x 0.167. 

 56.26. Chinese, Shang dynasty. Ceremonial vessel of the type p'an decorated 



with casting in relief; inscription of one character. 0.121 x 0.325. 



(Illustrated.) 

 56.29. Chinese (Ordos), Han dynasty. Openwork plaque showing two fighting 



animals cast in relief and with incised decoration. 0.115 x 0.069. 

 56.31. Chinese, Shang dynasty. Battleax with decorations cast in low relief. 



0.182 x 0.060. 

 57.12. Chinese, Sung dynasty (A. D. 960-1279). Eight-lobed mirror with silvery 



surface ; decorated with phoenixes and cosmic symbols cast in relief ; 



inscription of 40 characters. Diameter : 0.224. 



GOLD 



57.3. Persian, llth-12th century. Ring decorated with turquoises, pearls, and 

 designs in niello. 0.037 x 0.020. 



JADE 



56.16. Chinese, Early Chou dynasty (ca. 11th century B. C). Large cere- 



monial perforated disk of the type pi ; mottled green and brown neph- 

 rite. Diameter: 0.458. 



LACQUER 



57.8. Japanese, Kamakura period (A. D. 1192-1333). Seated image of Dal 



Nichi Niorai carved in wood and covered with gold lacquer, with 



gilt bronze crown, crystal eyes and urna, lotus throne. Overall : 0.735 

 x 0.505. 



MANUSCRD?T 



56.11. Armenian, 13th century. Gospel of 294 parchment leaves by the priest, 

 Thoros, Monastery of Grner, Cilicia, A. D. 1263 ; black and gold text 

 and 13 full-page pantings; modern binding. Average page: 0.204 x 

 0.150. 



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