London is greatly interested la Chinese art and certainly leads the the old-world mansions of Chelsea Embankment has the honour of har. douring the greatest collection of Chinese porcelain and pottery in existence. It belongs to Mr, George Eumorfopoulos, a wealthy Greek residing in England, I have had the privilege of viewing this collection several times and was equally charmed by of the collection and the y host. His collection is how: 8 cased, and lighted in the most advantageous way possible and exceeds both value and volume even the famous public collections in the British and in the Victoria and Albert Museums, Other important private collec tions in London are those of Mr.
Winkworth, Mr, Anthony de Rothschild, Mx, Raffacl and the Miss Alexander. A few of the greats feollectors and connoisseurs are united in an exclusive society with, strictly limited membership—of about a dozen—with a nominal scription of a half-a-crown a ye but where admission may be refused toa millionaire. This society meets privately at the residences of the members and publishes every year a small book entitled "Transactions fof the Oriental Ceramic Society."
The publishers are doing splendid work, the most prominent among them' being Benn Brothers. In addi. tion to publishing a number of important works on Chinese art by L, Binyon, A, Waley, R. L, Hobson, and others they have lately undertaken the publication of a sumptuous catalogue of Mr, Eumorfopeules's collection, the subscription price of which is Something over 70 guineas.
Wider and wider artistic circles fare being drawn into the orbit of interest in Chinese art and the Burlington Magazine" which ha always shown great interest in this subject, lately published a volume of monographs thereon with a preface by Roger Fry.
The British Museum held lately several important exhibition of Far Eastern art, the chief among them being Chinese paintings, Hokusai prints and antiquities brought from Central Asia by Sir Aurel Stein,
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