As I have already said, models of domestic animals in stone, pottery, bronze or jade were buried with the deceased; there were also. human gures, dancers or warriors, alletorical creations, and various musical instruments,' the last chiefly. in bronze, All these are extremely valuable in reconstructing Chinese life over bygone centuries, The author then proceeds with the study of the part played by "reptiles, fish and invertebrates" through the ages and their contact with the ditferent branches of Chinese art, "He {ells us how in some tombs have been found jade models of cicadas, which iit was customary to put in the mouths of the dead. Chinese painters from, he earliest times took pleasure and. xereised the most delicate taste. painting and drawing various Insects, such as dragon-flies, grasshoppers and the ike, Valuable Acquisition His recent book, "Nature in Chinese rt", isa valuable contribution 10 the knowledge not only of Chinese zoology, but above all of the bearing the animal Kingdom en Chinese art throughout the ages. Other studies of the same type, purporting to inves-LUgate the connections of this fascinating art of the past with the animal kingdom have already been attempted, especially "Les "Animaux dans VArt Chinois" by M. d'Ardenne de Tizac, The present valuable contribution to the realm of books is one that no one the slightest interested In China, its history and its concep-ton of ait, should ignore.
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