Jan., 1913. 



Annual Report of the Director. 



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culture, etc. ; cloth and clothing, showing peculiar method of decoration 

 by oversewing the fabric prior to dyeing; two cases showing household 

 utensils, implements and weapons of the pigmy blacks or Negritos. 

 The Amburayan Igorot cases are devoted to: Musical instruments, 

 long drums, gongs, etc.; fish traps, etc.; transportation; wooden and 

 rattan boxes for fire-making outfits, etc., manufacture of same; wooden 

 boxes, dishes, carved spoons, etc.; household utensils; copper bowls of 

 native manufacture; clothing and manufacture of same. In the 

 Asiatic section 22 new cases have been installed, so that it was possible 

 to open Hall 44 last June. The Hall contains 21 cases, the material 

 being distributed as follows: 8 cases of Han pottery, 2 of mortuary 

 clay figures, i of jade, i of bronze implements, i of textiles, i contain- 

 ing tin, wood-carving, enamel, and miscellaneous; 4 of paintings; 

 I illustrating wood-engraving and printing, and i containing a screen 

 with inlaid feather work. The metal mirrors have been withdrawn 

 from the North Court and permanently reinstalled, being arranged in 

 chronological sequence, in Hall 45. Three cases, one of silver orna- 

 ments ; one of coins, and one of seals and medals ; and one of early Bud- 

 dhist bronze figures of the Wei and Tcang periods, have just been com- 

 pleted. The Buddhist masks from China and Tibet have been 

 unpacked, arranged, and catalogued, and plans have been made for 

 their installation in the rotunda. The collection of porcelain and 

 faience has been completely labeled and temporarily arranged in 

 chronological order in the Wall Cases of Halls 46 and 47, awaiting 

 permanent installation as soon as new cases are provided. The' 

 stone sculptures have been spread out in chronological arrangement 

 on tables in the same hall, and it is now possible to survey the Chinese 

 material in its entirety. The Tibetan material is still packed away in 

 storage cases, but in such condition that any specimen needed can be 

 consulted at once. The Modeler has made a cast of an inscription 

 stone after a rubbing, to be placed on the stone carving of a tortoise of 

 the Tcang period. He has also completed casts from a number of 

 seals, as well as from inscriptions and reliefs on metal and potter}^ vases. 

 These have been used for exhibition purposes and largely aid toward 

 grasping the scenes displayed on the reliefs of the Han pottery vases, 

 which are laid around the shoulders in circular bands. The casts 

 have been unfolded and allow a viewing of the designs in a continuous 

 row. Casts of two ancient Chinese weights have been made at the 

 request of the Director of the Deutsches Museum in Munich and sent 

 there as a gift of the Museum. Two cases containing Japanese color- 

 prints, acquired with funds of the Mrs. T. B. Blackstone Expedition, 

 have been installed in Hall 56, individual explanatory legends being 



