An exhibition of the recent acquisitions in the field of Oriental art has been on display for several days on the main floor of the Fogg Art Museum.

Among the gifts of Dr. Denman W. Ross '75 are several very finely sculptured heads. An especially interesting one is an Indian head of about the eighth century, in exceptionally fine condition considering its age. Dr. Ross also made a present of several very delicately colored Chinese and Persian brocades of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

In the collection are several examples of textile work, presented by Charles B. Hoyt. This includes embroidery work of Turkey, Algeria, and Bokhara, the latter famous for its rugs. A section of an old Algerian curtain, purple netting on a dark background, is one of the finest specimens in the bizarre exhibit.

Probably the most interesting piece to be seen is a gift of Sadajino Yamanaka. It is a large Siamese bronze of the great god Bodhisattva. Although the hands and parts of the feet are slightly worn by the effects of time the squatting figure is still very impressive.

The first part of the new additions, however, consists of a few examples of the collection of Japanese prints presented to the museum by Henry Osborne Taylor '78. The majority of them are by Shunsho and Hiroshige, the great print artists. Two of them, by Hiroshige, are especially worthy of note. They are long and thin, well adapted to the scenes they portray. The green and purple shading is some of the finest color works to be found in the Museum.