Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 10. (Budapest, 1967)
HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM - MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Horváth, Tibor: Reports on the Activities of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts in 1965-1966
New Acquisitions: Purchase Donation Total Chinese collection Japanese collection Indian-Indonesian collection Minor collections 53 30 8 24 7 GO 30 14 69 6 45 Total 115 58 173 These 173 pieces correspond to the 134 items in the inventory. Among the purchases, the outstanding pieces are: China: small pottery chest covered with deep green glaze, Han period (fig. 3), three cups from the Sung period, cloisonné vase from the first quarter of the 16 th century (fig. 4), Album paintings with Lohans and Immortals from the end of the Ming period, brush holder, bamboo carving, made in the end of the 16 th or in the 17 tb century (fig. 5a —b), larger sized embroidery, Reunion of the Literati, from the first quarter of the 18 th century (fig. 7). Japan: Buddha Amitabha, statue of wood from the end of the 15 th or beginning of the 16 th century (fig. 6), a larger sized Imari porcelain plate from the early 19 th century, silk tapestry (k'o-ssu), Bugaku dancer made about 1910. Mongolia : small Buddhist statues, bell and vajra, decorative plates and other belongings — made of silver — of a belt, 19 th-20 th century. Donations: Dr. Géza Fehérvári (London), a pottery bowl with "lustre" painting, 9 th century, made probably in Egypt, "In the memory of the first director of the museum, Prof. Dr. Zoltán Felvinczi Takáts" (fig. 8a—b), Mrs. Vilmos Tóth, Jamini Roy, Standing Woman (fig. 9), two Indian paintings in popular style from the end of the 19 th century (figs. 10-11), two Bengal style popular paintings from our time and a silk sari, white silk with golden thread, made recently, "In the memory of her daughter, Edit Tóth, the late curator of our museum, who collected these objects in India in 1965". Dr. Emanuel Csorba, a small pottery vase from Palmyra, a tubular Koran holder used as an amulet and a baluster shaped bronze object from Syria which was the part either of a bowl with pedestal or of a candle-holder. Mr. and Mrs. Péter Polonyi, a Chinese folding fan, paper, with calligraphy, recent work. From the Association of the Uzbeg Friendly Societies (Tashkent), we received a collection of 31 pieces of folk arts, mostly textile items, including several of the characteristic tubeteika (embroidered hats). To all of them, we express our deep gratitude. Travels: Edit Tóth began her six months study-tour provided by the Hungarian-Indian cultural agreement on January 24 th . Her main interests were the modern Indian arts, especially paintings, but she was also interested in visiting the important museums and art monuments. Starting from Delhi, she visited Calcutta, Madras, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, Bombay, Baroda, Benares, Agra and Mathura. It is deeply regrettable that a few days before returning home, she died with a tragic suddeness in Delhi, on July 13 th . We have lost in her a very talented museologist and a good colleague.
