<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><pres:item xmlns:pres="http://kulturarvsdata.se/presentation#"><pres:version>1.3.0</pres:version><pres:buildDate>2026-05-27</pres:buildDate><pres:itemLabel xml:lang="sv">brev</pres:itemLabel><pres:dataQuality>Rådata</pres:dataQuality><pres:id>508601</pres:id><pres:service>arkivdokument</pres:service><pres:organization xml:lang="sv">Statens museer för världskultur - Östasiatiska museet</pres:organization><pres:organizationShort>SMVK-OM</pres:organizationShort><pres:type xml:lang="sv">Dokument</pres:type><pres:entityUri>http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/arkivdokument/508601</pres:entityUri><pres:idLabel>E1A-10_0019</pres:idLabel><pres:description xml:lang="sv">00196 2 and we hope to reach this number also this time. The contribution of each share is 5.000:- crowns with our present rate of exchange approxi- mately U.S. $ 1.308:91. The two earlier syndicates have given to this museum a contribution of one fifth of the whole amount but this time this contribution has been lowered to one tenth, Aecording to our brevious experience 28 — 30 4 of the whole amount goes to paying Karlbeck”sssalary and travelling expences, leåving JO — to be used for actual buying. : Zach share-holder explains to Karlbeck what he specially wants and Karlbeck buys individually for each member of the syndicate. This syster. ) has worked very smoothly and to general satisfaction. Karlbeek is best in buying bronzes and Archalie jades. We are glad to learn that ycu are sveclally interested in Bhe last mentioned group. Any more specified instruetttiofn e:to the tind of ospecinens-ssecialiy wanted by yok will be most welcome. Te are Sending you under sevarate cover an albun depicting selected specimens from Karlbeck”s last journey. Unfortunately there are very few specimens of all jades. : AA I Herewith enclose a list of the prices payed for some of the specimens rTeproduced in the album, This list is just for yocur confidential information intended to give an idea of the very moderate orices peyed of är. Karlbeck. May I once more present to Yours Excellency our sincere thanks for joining our syndicate. I sincerely hope that the outcome of this new expedition will be entirely to Yours Excellency”s full satisfaction. With the compliments of the season Yours Excellency's respectfully</pres:description><pres:content xml:lang="sv">00194 R.7. | 11 — 1-34, To 4 £ His Exogilenoy R. YT, pics, paspkrren dats, G6orgetown, ashincton D.C Yours SEK H.R,E, the Crown Prince has brought us the very rlessant news of your intention to joln the Karlbeck-syndicats, Acting upon instructions received from H.R.H. I herewith have the honsur to give some eådittonal information on the syndiecate. karlbeck has already undertaken two journeys in the serviga tr syndicata, Hls first journey was in 1930 — 1931. Then the mesbars wera all SvYedes, In the second syndicate 1931 — 1932 Kunsttndustrimuséet in Copen- hagen and several British share-holders, including the British Huseum, participated. : Ia the third syndicate which is now belng formed we hore to have not only Kunstindustrimusået and the British Museum together with six other British share-holders, but aled probably the Louvre and the Berlin Museum, In the "two previous syndieatés the-number of share-holders was 20</pres:content><pres:context><pres:event xml:lang="sv">Tillverkad</pres:event><pres:timeLabel>1934, 1934-11-01</pres:timeLabel></pres:context><pres:context><pres:event xml:lang="sv">Mottagen</pres:event><pres:nameLabel xml:lang="sv">Bliss, Robert Woods</pres:nameLabel></pres:context><pres:image><pres:mediaType>image/jpeg</pres:mediaType><pres:src type="thumbnail">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/tn/10183988/E1A-10_0019a.jpg</pres:src><pres:src type="lowres">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/zoom/10183987/E1A-10_0019a.jpg</pres:src><pres:mediaLicense>http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0</pres:mediaLicense><pres:byline xml:lang="sv">Östasiatiska museet</pres:byline><pres:copyright xml:lang="sv">Utgången upphovsrätt</pres:copyright></pres:image><pres:image><pres:mediaType>image/jpeg</pres:mediaType><pres:src type="thumbnail">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/tn/10184010/E1A-10_0019b.jpg</pres:src><pres:src type="lowres">https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-om/web/image/zoom/10184009/E1A-10_0019b.jpg</pres:src><pres:mediaLicense>http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0</pres:mediaLicense><pres:byline xml:lang="sv">Östasiatiska museet</pres:byline><pres:copyright xml:lang="sv">Utgången upphovsrätt</pres:copyright></pres:image><pres:references><pres:reference>http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/arkiv/204089</pres:reference><pres:reference>http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/3212728</pres:reference></pres:references><pres:representations><pres:representation format="HTML">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/arkivdokument/html/508601</pres:representation><pres:representation format="XML">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/arkivdokument/xml/508601</pres:representation><pres:representation format="RDF">http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-OM/arkivdokument/rdf/508601</pres:representation></pres:representations></pres:item>