48 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1949 
LACQUER 
49.1. Chinese, Chou dynasty (1122-256 B. C., late). A shallow, oval ceremonial 
cup on a stand, wood covered with black lacquer with red designs out- 
side; black on red inside. 0.235 x 0.179. 
MANUSCRIPT 
48.9. Arabic, Egypt (14th-15th century). A leaf from a Koran; recto: illumi- 
nated with gold on blue and gold grounds, three white kijic inscriptions; 
verso: text in black naskhi in a decorative border. 0.332 x 0.245. 
49.2. Persian (16th century). A text of the Gulistan by Sa‘di written by 
Rajab b. Khair al-din . . . 153 folios, illuminated sarlawh, two 
Turkish miniatures; text in black nasta‘liqg with captions in blue, red, 
and gold; contemporary binding, new back and edges. 0.191 x 0.118. 
49.3. Persian (15th century). A text of Mihr and Mushtari by ‘Assar written 
by Shaikh Murshid al-Katib in Shiréz, A. H. 882 (A. D. 1477); 223 
folios, illuminated ‘unvan, three miniatures; text in black nasta‘liq, 
chapter headings in gold on decorated ground; contemporary binding. 
0.201 x 0.122. 
MARBLE 
48.23. Chinese, Shang dynasty (1766-1122 B. C., late). An ornamental carving 
in high and low relief; slightly decomposed. 0.085 x 0.050. 
PAINTING 
48.8. Indian, Akbar period (1556-1605), Mughal. Noah’s Ark; painted in 
colors and gold. 0.281 x 0.156. cae 
48.10. Chinese, Sung dynasty (960-1279, early). Portrait of Wang Huan; 
ink and color on silk; one inscription and two seals on painting. 0.393 
x 0.317. 
48.11. Chinese, Sung dynasty (960-1279, early). Portrait of Féng P‘ing; ink 
and color on silk; one inscription and three seals on painting.  (Illus- 
trated.) 0.399 x 0.327. 
48.15. Persian, I]-Khan period (14th century). Mongol. ‘“‘Gushtasp killing 
the Dragon’; painted in colors and gold on paper; proto-nasta‘liq 
script, black for text and black and red for captions, fills upper three- 
quarters of page. 0.368 x 0.300. 
48.17. Turkish (mid-16th century). Chinoiserie: a lion, a ch‘t-lin and a dragon 
amid floral sprays; ink, gold and slight color on paper. 0.175 x 0.285. 
48.18. Persian, Timurid period (first half, 15th century), Shiraz school. Timur’s 
entry into Samarquand; leaf from a Zafar-ndéma painted in colors and 
gold; text in black naskhi, title in red. 0.259 x 0.132. 
48.19A. Indian (early 17th century) Mughal, school of Jahangir. A vulture, 
by Mansir, in colors on paper on the recto of a leaf from an imperial 
album; verses and signature in nasta‘liqg amid floral rinceaux, wide 
border of gold foliage. (Illustrated.) 0.163 x 0.102. 
48.19B. Indian (early 17th century) Mughal, school of Jahangir. Jahangir 
standing on a globe shoots an arrow at the impaled head of his enemy 
Malik ‘Anbar, by Abu’l-Hasan (Nadir al-zaman); verso of the above 
leaf from an imperial album; gold and colors on paper, nasta‘ltq script. 
0.380 x 0.260. 
48.20. Indian (early 17th century) Mughal, school of Jahangir. Portrait of 
I‘timad al-dawla by Balchand; ink and colors on paper; borders with 
