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Chinese. 



Paintings. 



Anonymous, Northern Sung. — Lady Fong, a heroine of the 

 1st century B.C., throwing herself in the path of an escaped 

 bear, to save the Emperor's life. A painting of great importance 

 in view of the extreme rarity of figure-paintings, other than 

 Buddhist, of so early a period (lOth-llth century), and remark- 

 able for beauty of colour as well as for energy of design. 

 Acquired partly by purchase, but chiefly by the aid of the 

 National Art-Collections Fund, and of private subscribers. 



Chao Pai-chil, attributed to. Demons attacking the Bowl 

 in which Buddha had hidden Pingala, the child of the Demon- 

 Goddess. Makimono, painted in colours. 



Anonymous, Ming dynasty. Cranes and camellia flowers. 

 Kakemono, painted in colours. 



Woodcuts. 



. Battle-scenes from a play ; print in four colours. Two 

 sages, after Ch'ien Ta-hsin ; upright panel print in white on 

 black. Fairies and cranes on a mountain ; upright panel print 

 in white on blue. Presented by Prof. W. Bateson. 



Stone Prints. 



Sage with a scroll. Fudo. Prints in white and black. 

 Presented by Prof. W. Bateson. 



Tree and hut, after Yen Hui ; Peonies, after Chao Po-chii ; 

 Yellow Roses, after Ma Kung-hsien. 



Japanese. 



Paintings. 



Kan Densu. Kanzan and Jitoku. Kakemono, painted in 

 ink. 



Kano Takanobu. Plum and Bamboo. Two-fold screen, 

 painted in colours on a gold ground. 



Iwasa Matabei, attributed to. Reishojo, a single standing 

 figure. Kakemono, painted in colours. 



Early Ukiyo-ye School, 17th century. Groups of men and 

 women playing games, »Sz;c. A pair of paintings in colours and 

 gold. 



Kano School, 18th century. The Life of Sakyamuni. 

 Twenty-six paintings in colours and gold, with MS. text, in five 

 volumes. Presented^ by Mrs. Moseley. 



Kisui. Two sketch-books. Presented by Mrs. Moseley. 



Woodcuts. 

 Buncho, Ippitsusai. Shojo drinking sake. 



