. International studio. hedonations which have accruedto them, as also happily in-spired purchases, have muchbenefited them. The threemost important collections are:the one in the Louvre, wherethe Granddidier gallery showssuperb ceramics and the Pelliotmission has contributed itsshare; that at the MuseeGuimet, specially designed toillustrate the history of Easternreligions, and that at the Musee Cernuschi, de-voted to Chinese and Japanese art. Being desirous of emphasizing the preponder-ant position occupied by animal representation inChinese art M. dArdenne de Tizac, the eminentcurator of the
. International studio. hedonations which have accruedto them, as also happily in-spired purchases, have muchbenefited them. The threemost important collections are:the one in the Louvre, wherethe Granddidier gallery showssuperb ceramics and the Pelliotmission has contributed itsshare; that at the MuseeGuimet, specially designed toillustrate the history of Easternreligions, and that at the Musee Cernuschi, de-voted to Chinese and Japanese art. Being desirous of emphasizing the preponder-ant position occupied by animal representation inChinese art M. dArdenne de Tizac, the eminentcurator of the last named museum, has had theinteresting idea of organizing an exhibitionspecially devoted to that subject, and for whichpurpose he has not only drawn upon his owngallery, but also upon specimens owned by privatecollectors and dealers, who have responded gener-ously to his invitation. According to the old Chinese texts—and allarchaeologists appear to be in agreement on the AUGUST I Q 2 2 four seventeen mceRnAcioriAL. point—the oldest sculptures men- rGURE 0™=^N BRONZE know of bells and objects of tioned in the King-ehe-so annals (Collection oj M. Peytel) ritual dating from the Chou and date back to the second century even the Shang dynasties, i. e. The representation of the human figure, as seventeen centuries B. C, which give evidence also of animals, appears to begin at the period of a high degree of perfection, and there can be commencing with the Han dynasty, starting 206 no doubt that other art forms, architecture, for B. C. and lasting four hundred years. However, example, had reached analogous development, in all statements concerning Chinese art and its but as building was accomplished in brick and origins one cannot be too careful. There seems to stone nothing of it survives nowadays,be little doubt, however, that Chinas artisticdevelopment was already very high in earlierperiods. The treatment ol bronze in particularwould seem to be as old as China itself
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