ILLUSTRATIONS
Frances Seaver translation
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I. Sculptured stones of the Han dynasty. Second to third centuries. Rubbings taken by the Chavannes expedition 23
II. Portion of a scroll by Ku K’ai-chih. British Museum, London 27
III. Kwanyin. Eighth to tenth centuries. Painting brought from Tun-huang by the Pelliot expedition. The Louvre, Paris 31
IV. Palace of Kiu Cheng-kung by Li Chao-tao. T’ang period. Collection of V. Goloubew 34
V. Portrait of Lü Tung-ping by T’êng Ch’ang-yu. T’ang period. Collection of August Jaccaci. Lent to the Metropolitan Museum, New York. [A] 39
VI. Painting by an unknown artist. T’ang period. Collection of R. Petrucci 47
VII. Geese. Sung period. British Museum, London 51
VIII. White Eagle. Sung period. Collection of R. Petrucci 59
IX. Horseman followed by two attendants. Sung period. Collection of A. Stoclet 63
X. Landscape in the style of Hsia Kuei. Sung period. Collection of Martin White 67
XI. Landscape by Ma Lin. Sung period. Collection of R. Petrucci 73
XII. Mongol horseman returning from the Hunt, by Chao Mêng-fu. Yüan period. Doucet collection 77
XIII. Pigeons by Ch’ien Hsüan. Yüan period. Collection of R. Petrucci 85
XIV. Bamboos in monochrome by Wu Chên. Yüan period. Musée Guimet 93
XV. Paintings of the Yüan or early Ming period. Style of the Northern School. Collection of R. Petrucci 97
XVI. Portrait of a priest. Yüan or early Ming period. Collection of H. Rivière 101
XVII. Horse. Painting by an unknown artist. Yüan or early Ming period. Doucet collection 105
XVIII. Visit to the Emperor by the Immortals from on high. Ming period. British Museum, London 109
XIX. Egrets by Lin Liang. Ming period. Collection of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Junior 115
XX. Flowers and Insects. Ming period. Collection of R. Petrucci 119
XXI. Landscape. Ming period. Bouasse-Lebel collection 125
XXII. Beauty inhaling the fragrance of a peony. Ming period. Collection of V. Goloubew 133
XXIII. Halt of the Imperial Hunt. Ming period. Sixteenth century. Collection of R. Petrucci 137
XXIV. Painting by Chang Cheng. Eighteenth century. Collection of M. Worch 141
XXV. Tiger in a Pine Forest. Eighteenth to nineteenth centuries. Collection of V. Goloubew 145