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for the Burlington Magazine is just writing to me its great willingness to publish some articles on Chinese sculptures written by me. It would, indeed, be incomplete and half work if I would not consider the very important material which you have you have collected and which is now exhibited at Washington. I was told that you have published a catalogue? Is it illustrated, and is it not too immodest to ask you for some help by either sending me the catalogue or photographs of your sculptures? It would be most kind.

It goes without saying that the material which I want to publish will be news to the public. May I include, as a proof, a photograph of a