M964.1.8 "Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden" Scroll Silk; Ink; Colours China Although this scroll is signed ChÕien-tÕang Tai Chin (1388-1462), and dated 1421, sixth month of summer, it is probably a later copy rather than original by him. It may have been produced during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Its subject is a legendary gathering of Sung Dynasty scholars in the garden of a government official. Some of the most important scholars of the day are depicted at this probably imaginary meeting, each involved in activities for which they were well known. These include Su Shih, Li Kung-Lin, and Mi Fu. This subject became a popular one for scrolls, and there are about 90 which remain from various periods of Chinese history. Bibliography: Lang, Scholars and Sages; Currier, Course paper (in document file).
	U995.16.6 Kirman Prayer Rug Silk; Cotton; Wool Iran This knotted-pile carpet has an arched design representing a niche, or mihrab, typical of prayer rugs. The design includes the tree-of-life pattern, with vegetal and geometric motifs. Two labels have been stitched onto the reverse of the ruge. One is printed "Waring & Gillow Ltd./ By special appointment to His Majesty The King. / Carpet Specialists / London. W. / Make_____No._____." The second label is white fabric on which is hand-written, "Antique Kirman Rug Prayer type / excellent quality and condition / sold at auction 1939 at the sale by Dunsmuirs at Hately Park Victoria B.C. / formerly in front of the fireplace in the main lounge at Hatley Park now known as "Royal Roads." Hatley Park was completed in 1908. The carpet was acquired by Bruce and Dorothy Brown, who donated it to the Royal Roads Military College. When the College closed, this carpet was transferred to the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery. Bibliography: Mindenhall, article (on internet - http://kafka.uvic.ca/~whistory/DOROTHY/)
	U994.30.482 Small Church on the North Side of the Acropolis Richard Roskell Bayne Graphite; Watercolour Athens, Greece, 1865 This architectural plan and section was made during Richard Roskell Bayne's trip through Europe in 1864-1865. He spent about a month in Greece and Turkey, sketching buildings and making measured drawings. Bibliography: Graduate Research Seminar Papers (in document file).