si]b-dp:paktment of oriental pkints and drawings. 41 



Woodcuts. — Twenty-nine, including one dated with the year 

 corresponding to 947 a.d. In some of these prints the same figure 

 is stamped repeatedly from a single block. These are among the 

 oldest woodcuts in the world. 



Miscellaneous Acquisitions. 

 Chinese. 



Paintings. 



Chien Shun-chii (late ] 3th century), e'arly copy after. Horse- 

 men escorting- a famous beauty, Wang Chao-chiin, to the Court 

 of the Emperor. A roll, painted in colours on silk. 



Chiao Ping-chen. Record of an official tour of inspection, south 

 of the River, in October, 1699. A long roll, in colours on silk. 



Chiian-hu (17th century). Figures in landscape. Four small 

 idyllic paintings. Presented hy Lieut.- Col. R. H. Whitwell. 



Tsai Han (18th century). Birds on a bough at evening. 

 Kakemono on silk, in colours, by a lady artist greatly esteemed 

 in her day. 



Li Ken (18th century). An Arhat ; after Wu Tao-tzu, the 

 greatest of Chinese masters (8th century), whose work is only 

 known through copies. Kakemono on silk, in colours. 



W^oodoits. 



The Money Dragon ; and two sheets of illustrations to romances. 

 Three broadsheets, printed in colours ; probably late 18th century. 



Japanese. 

 Paintings. 



S5ami (15th century), attributed to. A leaping carp : ink 

 painting on paper. 



Ukiyo-ye School (17th century). Three youths. Two-fold 

 screen, painted in colours on gold. An early work of the school, 

 by a follower of Matabei. 



Woodcuts. . 



Nichiren, attributed to. The god Indra. A large woodcut 

 of primitive design, traditionally attri})uted to the famous Saint 

 Nichiren, of the 13th century. Presented hy Prof. W. Bateson, 

 F.R.S. 



Moronobu. Scene from the story of the Shiuten D5ji. Hand- 

 coloured. 



Harunobu. A Flower Seller. An early work, of unusual size 

 and extreme rarity. Presented by Prof. W. Bateson, F.R.S. 



Kiyomasu. Two Actors. Print in three colours, of great rarity. 



Koriusai. Two Girls. Atsumori taking leave of his wife. 

 Hashvra-kake. 



