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37TrynarrangedrFreerthaveasecndexhibitinintheHillyerArtGallerywhicheaturedthirtyveukiyoepaintingsrmFreersrecentacquisitins.23NtlngbereFreerhadpurchasedseveralgenrepaintingsrmthermerFenllsacllectinandwasparticularlyinterestedintheuncnventinalstylesandartisticinnvatinsukiyoeartists.ThusinsteadprvidinganensembleexamplesrmdierentschlsFreerchsetexhibitthesegenrepicturesterviewersthekeenerpleasureandmredirectknwledgetheaimsandmethdstheprincipalmasterstheschlwhichwasrsttbreakawayrmacademicpractices.24AterhissecndtriptJapanin1907FreerbecameincreasinglyinterestedinChineseartbecausehehadlearnedrmJapanesecllectrsthatitwasthesurceinspiratinrmanyJapaneseandKreanwrks.HealsundthatewcllectrswerecmpetingveranincreasingsupplyChineseartwhichwhencmparedtJapaneseartwasstillundervalued.TherereFreermadetwspeciallngtripstChinawhereheundmanyacquisitinpprtunitiesandbrughtbackalargegrupbeautiulantiquities.25BecausethemajritycllectrsdidntbthertmaketheirwnsearchinChinaFreerwasabletseizethepprtunitytbtainpaintingsbelievedtbewrksTangandSngpaintersacusthatheenthusiasticallypursuedrtheremainderhislie.26HweverinMay1911justamnthaterhisreturnrmChinaFreersueredasuddenstrkethatpreventedhimrmundertakinganyurtherinternatinaltravel.YethedidntlsehisstrngsensemissintbringwrksartrmtheFarEasttAmerica.InsteadtravelingtAsiahimselhenwcusednbuyingwrksrmdealersintheU.S.andagentsinAsia.HealsbegantassistthedevelpmentAsianartcllectinsinnewpublicandacademicmuseumsacrssthecuntryrexamplewithaspecialgitttheoberlinCllegeMuseumArtinthehpethatappreciatinAsianartwuldeventuallytakertwithincllegemuseumsinthiscuntry.27FreeralsshwedawillingnesstpreserveAsianartbjectsintheirriginalcntexts.HentnlyjinedinthesuccessullbbyingrtheAmericangvernmentsinspectinimprtedantiquitiestkeeputthsewithquestinableprvenancebutalsplannednundingaschlarchaelgytcnserveandexcavateantiquitiesinBeijing.28ItisinthiscntextthatSmithCllegereceiveditsrstgitAsianartrmFreerinJanuary1913agitcmprisingtwelvecarvedwdenandlacquerpanelswithvariusfralandguralsubjects.GiventhattheCllegepreviuslyhadalmstnAsianartTrynandAlredVanceChurchill18641949thechiecuratr