CHINA, A HISTORY IN ART & ORIENTAL SCULPTURE & WORKS OF ART BOOKS
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SPEELMAN
CHINA
ORIENTAL
SCULPTURE
&
WORKS
OF ART
A HISTORY IN ART
Bradley Smith & Wan-go Weng
SPEELMAN
CHINA
ORIENTAL
SCULPTURE
&
WORKS
OF
ART
A
HISTORY
IN
ART
Bradley
Smith
&
Wan-go
Weng


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Professor,
Columbia University
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Image 4:

TANG DYNASTY,
TANG
DYNASTY,
26.77cm
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