Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 116
Iron Pagoda of Kai-fong-fou (xiv Century).(Ed. Chavannes Mission.) and gazed upon one another; and the crouching lionswitnessed also the passing of men laden with tribute—now hidden, now revealed by the undulations of thesoil. Separated, absolute and definitive, the lone andsilent multitude of… … •— ^-C*^ Vault of Kill-yong-koiian (xiv Century). Bas-relief.{Ed. Chavannes Mission.) Starting with the tombs of the Tang dynasty, fromthe powerful, bas-reliefs that remind one of an Assyriavisited by Greece, the Chinese sculptors, already pos-sessing the most direct vision, condense their science…
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