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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
CHINESE BRONZE VASE OF THE SHANG DYNASTY, 1762 B. C., 
With Carved Wooden Stand. For holding the wine used in 
temples for libations. Height of vase, 17 inches; height over all, 
26^ inches. 
Presented to the Museum by Chang Yen Hoon, Chinese 
Minister in Washington, 1889. 
CHINESE BRONZE VASE OF THE CHOW DYNASTY, About 2,500 
Years Ago. Contains an inscription of 28 characters, several of 
which are illegible, making it impossible to determine the precise 
date of its manufacture. Height with base, iifA inches. 
Presented to the Institution by His Imperial Chinese 
Majesty’s Special Ambassador to Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, 
August 11, 1897. 
HORACE CAPRON JAPANESE COLLECTION. 
This important collection, gathered by General Capron dur- 
ing a four years’ residence in Japan, 1871 to 1875, as commis- 
sioner and adviser in chief to the Kai Taku Shi, was purchased 
for the Museum by act of Congress approved March 3, 1891, 
the sum appropriated being $ 10 , 000 . Many of the pieces are 
very old and some are Imperial gifts. Besides a series of 63 
gold and silver coins, it consists of 151 articles, including 48 
bronzes, 34 ivory carvings, 36 examples of lacquer, and 8 pieces 
of Satsuma faience. 
ALPHEUS HYATT, Naturalist, 1838-1902, of Cambridge, Mass. By 
Harriet Hyatt Mayer. Plaster life-size relief. Bust in profile. 
Circular. Diameter 24 inches. 
Presented to the National Museum February 5, 1904, by the 
artist. 
BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, Chemist. By Prof. John F. Weir. Plaster copy 
of the bronze statue at Yale University. 8 feet high. 
Presented to the Institution by Benjamin Silliman, jr., 1884. 
THOMAS LE CLEAR, Painter. By William R. O’ Donovan. Plaster 
bust. New York, 1876. 
HODGKINS MEDAL. Smithsonian Institution. Original plaster models. 
Obverse by T. C. Chaplain, Paris. Diameter gyi inches. Signed. 
Reverse by Augustus Saint Gaudens. Diameter 7J^ inches. 
