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Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery

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« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2015, 01:08:24 am »
Dear David,

How interesting! It would never occur to me to delve into the background of an author when buying a reference book. From what you are saying, I deduce that Mr. Werner was living in or around Shanghai in the 1920s or 30s. (Sorry if I've got that wrong; I haven't as yet checked him out on the internet.)

I am curious about one thing, though. If he was really looking down on the culture he was writing about, as claimed in the review, why go to the bother of writing a book about it?

Looking forward to your analysis of the book.

Tom
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