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were stopped at the Provincial border and taken back to Sian Fu, where years after, we bought them from the then local authorities in power. Those sculptures were transported by the Army to Peking and the money was used to build schools.

As all art lovers, I have always dealt in antiques with an international mind and I feel happy to-day that these works of art, that were exported by me, will be safely and carefully preserved for posterity, because I am afraid that, if they had remained in China, many of those beautiful objects would have been inadvertently destroyed and their existence not even known.

I also firmly believe that all works of art have no frontier. They go around the World as silent ambassadors, enabling other people to understand the great culture of the Chinese and love China.

With the rapid changes that are to-day taking place in China, I foresee, with much regret and distress that, in a few generations from now, the practice of brush in achieving beautiful calligraphies, so particular to the Chinese culture, will be just a memory of the past.

Having decided to retired, I will liquidate my entire stock now in our gallery at 40 % discount, the price being net price to all buyers.

FOR INVENTORY

Gallery will be closed from March 13th to April 30th.

FOR LIQUIDATION

Gallery will reopen on May 1st to December 31st, 1950.

March 1950   C.T. Loo

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