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- [1 Painted pottery from Kansu: Neolithic.] Facing page 48
- In the collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin.
- [2 Ancient bronze tripod found at Anyang.] 49
- From G. Ecke: Frühe chinesische Bronzen aus der Sammlung Oskar Trautmann, Peking 1939 plate 3.
- [3 Bronze plaque representing two horses fighting each other. Ordos region, animal style.] 64
- From V. Griessmaier: Sammlung Baron Eduard von der Heydt, Vienna 1936, illustration No. 6.
- [4 Hunting scene: detail from the reliefs in the tombs at Wu-liang-tz'u.] 64
- From a print in the author's possession.
- [5 Part of the "Great Wall".] 65
- [6 Sun Ch'üan, ruler of Wu.] 144
- From a painting by Yen Li-pen (c. 640-680).
- [7 General view of the Buddhist cave-temples of Yün-kang. In the foreground, the present village; in the background the rampart.] 145
- Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.
- [8 Detail from the Buddhist cave-reliefs of Lungmen.] 160
- From a print in the author's possession.
- [9 Statue of Mi-lo (Maitreya, the next future Buddha), in the "Great Buddha Temple" at Chengting (Hopei).] 161
- Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.
- [10 Ladies of the Court: Clay models which accompanied the dead person to the grave. T'ang period.] 208
- In the collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin.
- [11 Distinguished founder: a temple banner found at Khotcho, Turkestan.] 209
- Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin. No. 1B 4524, illustration B 408.
- [12 Ancient tiled pagoda at Chengting (Hopei).] 224
- Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.
- [13 Horse-training. Painting by Li Lung-mien. Late Sung period.] 225
- Manchu Royal House Collection.
- [14 Aborigines of South China, of the "Black Miao" tribe, at a festival. China-ink drawing of the eighteenth century.] 272
- Collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin. No. 1D 8756, 68.
- [15 Pavilion on the "Coal Hill" at Peking, in which the last Ming emperor committed suicide.] 273
- [16 The imperial summer palace of the Manchu rulers, at Jehol.] 288
- Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.
- [17 Tower on the city wall of Peking.] 289
- Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.