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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 |