Collection of 2,051 slides of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts, from Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam requested by Professor Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan ca. 2000-2005. Some basic identifying information given in English on slide mounts or guide cards.
The collection consists of sixteen Oxyrhynchus Papyri items. The most notable papyrus fragment (Oxy. P. 1230) relates to the New Testament text of Revelations 5,6. Other items include poetical and prose fragments, orders, contracts, receipts, letters, and a prayer. The items date from the 1st century to the 6th century. The Oxy. P. 1230 item is Papyrus 24 in the Gregory-Aland numbering system. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Book of Revelation, which contains only Revelation 5:5-8; 6:5-8. The manuscript paleographically has been assigned to the early 4th century.
(700-1) Paintings from Collections in the People's Republic of China: Compiled from the slide collections of members of the Chinese Painting Delegation to the People's Republic of China in 1977 (scholars included: Bush, Clapp, Fu, Cahill, Laing, and Wilson). Includes works viewed at exhibitions and special viewings at the Palace Museum, Beijing Historical Museum, and the Nanjing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Liaoning, and Zhejiang Museums. The collection originally comprised of 3,016 slides of 432 paintings. This set represents items not added to the circulating Yale slide collection. The individual slides are labeled with identification numbers that correspond to the identification numbers given in document entitled "Tabulation of Slides of Chinese Paintings" (dated January 15, 1978). This document, organized by museum and identification number, includes the title of work, artist (in Wade-Giles Romanization), and the name of photographer/s. Two letters written by James Cahill to fellow delegates about the Duplication Project are also enclosed. These documents are included in Container 1. Provenance: Purchase, ca. 1978, from China Slides Duplication Project (administered by University of California, Berkeley). Funded by Yale University Library and the East Asia Council. A smaller set of the collection was later distributed by Asian Art Photographic Distribution (AAPD, University of Michigan).
(701-1) Collection of slides of Japanese sculpture, painting, metalwork, lacquer ware, ceramics, and textiles. Slides are labeled only with identification numbers that correspond to plates in the exhibition catalog "Art Treasures from Japan. [Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 29, 1965 - November 7, 1965, and other institutions. Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1965]" Provenance: Purchase.
The Cabié Collection consists of a number (380 vol.) of copies of manuscripts which were made at the turn of the century by E. Cabié and others. The copies are hand-written and usually clearly legible; the collection is in good state of repair; the paper is not brittle and the volumes are well bound.
Collection of 55 Chinese and Japanese facsimile scrolls (total of 37 works), full-size and miniature format handscrolls and hanging scrolls. Each scroll is identified and labeled in English, some have accompanying information leaflets. Each scroll has been assigned an identification number. From various sources including purchases, gifts, and transfers from Yale University Art Gallery Print Room. No further documentation found.
VRC 0702-1 Chinese Painting Photograph Collection (Research Files): A collection of photographs of Chinese painting from various museum and personal collections including, but not limited to, the National Palace Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Freer Gallery, Princeton University Art Museum, Umezawa Gallery, and the Collection of John M. Crawford, Jr. Arranged alphabetically (Wade-Giles) by artist name, with further information (title, dynasty, medium, repository) in English (Wade-Giles) written or stamped on reverse of the photograph or on separate identification sheets in each folder. Physical Description: 2075 black-and-white, 8x10 inch photographs (unmounted) in 242 labeled folders. Provenance: Gifts and purchases from museums and the Asian Art Photograph Distribution (AAPD), University of Michigan.
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