A very interesting book of 83 pages, with 32 excellent illustrations, has been. written by Mr, Barry C. Eastham on the art of ivory in China, "Chinese Art Ivory" (published by J. E. Paradissis, Tientsin, C$50) constitutes a great contribution to the imately sought by tourists the world over.
Mr. Eastham contends rightly that carved ivory is a comparative!
Tecent art, having reached "its istic apex about a century and a and a half ago, during Chine Lung's reign." As a matter of fact, the most pieces of ancient Chinese are ivory that the reviewer has.had an ity to examine dated far back as the Ming period.
however. the carving of ivory gen not be considered in the same light as the art of bronzes, ancient Tang earthenware, early pottery and porcelain and. above all {he magnificent paintings of the Yuen and Ming dynasties,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.