THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
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Pottery — 
Sixteen hundred and eighty-one pieces, comprising vases, jars, 
bowls, bottles, dishes, tiles, plaques, figures, incense boxes, etc., 
of which 754 are Japanese, 228 Corean, 262 Chinese, and 437 are 
from more western parts of Asia, including Persia and Rakka, and 
from Egypt. 
Bronzes — 
Two hundred and fifty-nine pieces, of which 231 are Chinese, 
10 Japanese, and 18 from other parts of Asia and from Egypt. 
Stone Sculptures and Carvings — 
One hundred and fifty-six examples, of which 133 are Chinese 
and 20 Egyptian. 
Jades — 
One hundred and eight ancient pieces from China. 
Glass — 
A notable collection of over 600 pieces of ancient Egyptian glass, 
besides a few pieces from other countries. 
Miscellaneous — 
One hundred and ten objects, including Japanese and Chinese 
lacquers; wood carvings and decorations from Japan, China and 
Egypt; iron and other metal work from Japan and China; ivory 
statuettes from Cambodia; and Byzantine ornaments and medal- 
lions. 
The collection also contains some important ancient Biblical 
manuscript, obtained in Egypt. 
THE WILEIAM T. EVANS COLLECTION 
At the beginning of March, 1907, Mr. William T. Evans, of 
Montclair, N. J., announced to the Institution his desire to con- 
tribute to the National Gallery a number of paintings by con- 
temporary American artists of established reputation, naming 
thirty-six pictures in his personal collection which he had 
selected for the purpose. The acceptance of this most generous 
and wholly unexpected offer made it necessary to secure a place 
for the temporary installation of the collection outside of the 
Museum and Smithsonian buildings, since neither of these con- 
tained at that time any available or suitable space for an exhi- 
