SUB-DEPARTMENT OF ORIENTAL PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. o5 



SUB-DEPARTiVIENT OF ORIENTAL PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. 



/. — Arrangement and Cataloguing, &g. 



The large Chinese painting by Lin Liang, recently presented, 

 has been placed on exhibition in the King's Library, on a screen. 

 A painting by Sesshu has been removed to make room for it. 



The reproduction in colour-woodcut of the painting by Ku 

 K'ai-chih in the collection has been published, with a descrip- 

 tive and critical text. 



The final revision and preparation for press of the Catalogue 

 of Japanese Woodcuts has been taken in hand. The chrono- 

 logical arrangement of the prints by each master has been 

 revised, and descriptions of all recent acquisitions incorporated 

 in their respective places. The catalogue has been set up in 

 type as far as the School of Utamaro, and sheets B — K have 

 been printed off. 



Four Chinese paintings, recently acquired, have been cata- 

 logued. 



The Arthur Morrison Collection of Japanese and Chinese 

 paintings has been temporarily arranged in boxes, according to 

 the several schools. 



An index, in slip form, of the Oriental Artists represented 

 in the Collection, has been begun. 



The nineteen volumes of " Selected Relics of Japanese Art," 

 edited by Tajima, have been indexed. 



Two hundred and twenty-one prints, paintings, fcc, recently 

 acquired, have been incorpoi-ated with the divisions of the 

 collection to which they severally belong. 



All books of prints and books of reference, recently acquired, 

 have been catalogued, labelled, and placed. 



Registration.— 'E\g]ii hundred and eleven items have been 

 entered in the Register of Acquisitions. 



Stamping and Mounting. — Seventy-eight prints, paintings, 

 &c., recently acquired, have been impressed with the depart- 

 mental stamp, and references to the Register. 



Two large Chinese paintings, recently acquired, have been 

 cleaned, repaired, mounted, and framed. 



Thirteen Chinese and Japanese paintings have been cleaned, 

 repaired, and remounted. 



Two sets of six Japanese paintings of the early Tosa School, 

 have been mounted on sixfold screens. 



Four Indian drawings have been mounted on sunk mounts. 



Thirty-four paintings from the Stein Collection have been 

 cleaned, repaired, and mounted on stretchers ; and five of these 

 have been framed. 



Two paintings from the same collection have been mounted 

 as kakemono. 



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