58 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



An index has been made of the contents of Hsuan Ho Hua 

 F'u and other Chinese and Japanese works on art. 



A list has been made of the Chines^e paintings in the 

 Wegener and Morrison Collections : and a large number of 

 signatures and seals on paintings in the former collection have 

 been deciphered. 



One hundred and eight prints, paintings, &c., recently- 

 acquired, have been incorporated 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. 



The collection of books of reference has been re-arranged. 



Registration. — One hundred and seventy-eight items have 

 been entered in the Register of Acquisitions. 



Stamping and Mounting. — One hundred and fifty-four 

 prints, paintings, &c., recently acquired, have been impressed 

 with the departmental stamp and references to the Register. 



The paintings by Ku K'ai-chih and another ancient Chinese 

 painting have been cleaned, repaired, remounted and framed. 



Twenty-four Japanese drawings have been mounted on 

 sunk mounts. 



Three Chinese paintings have been remounted on sunk 

 mounts, and twenty-two Chinese and Japanese paintings have 

 been remounted as kakeitiono or makimono : one Japanese 

 screen has also been remounted. 



Two Japanese paintings have been framed. 



Two hundred and twenty-eight Japanese woodcuts have 

 been mounted on sunk mounts, and fifty-two of these have 

 been specially cleaned and repaired. 



Two Persian paintings have been mounted on sunk mounts. 

 Ten Indian paintings and drawings have been mounted on sunk 

 mounts, and four of these have been specially cleaned and 

 repaired. 



Thirty-two silk paintings in the Stein Collection have been 

 cleaned, repaired, backed, mounted and framed ; twenty 

 frescoes have been backed with plaster, framed and glazed, 

 and two others have been backed and framed. 



Twenty banner-paintings from the same collection have 

 been mounted on sunk mounts, three banners have been 

 cleaned, and twenty-four drawings have been cleaned and 

 mounted on sunk or ordinary mounts. 



Thirty-two photographs illustrating the sites explored by 

 the Stein Expedition have been mounted for exhibition. 



//. — Acquisitions. 

 The total number of paintings, prints, &c. acquired during 

 the year was 386, of which the following are the most impor- 

 tant. 



