| CHINESE ART | By Stephen W. Bushell |
| London, 1910. Chap. V, “Textiles, Woven Silks, etc.” | |
| CHINESE PICTORIAL ART | By Herbert A. Giles |
| Shanghai, 1905. | |
| CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN | By R. L. Hobson |
| Two Volumes. | |
| BULLETIN OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | |
| February, 1909. | |
| L’ART CHINOIS | By M. Paleologue |
| Paris, 1888. | |
| CHINESISCHE KUNST GESCHICHTE | By O. Münsterberg |
| Esslingen, 1912. | |
| THE TIFFANY STUDIOS COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS | By Mrs. M. C. Ripley |
| New York, 1908. | |
| ORIENTAL RUGS BEFORE 1800 | By F. Martin |
| London, 1909. | |
| ORIENTAL RUGS ANTIQUE AND MODERN | By W. A. Hawley |
| New York, 1913. | |
| THE FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON | By Binyon |
| London, 1908. | |
| EPOCHS OF CHINESE ART | By Ernest F. Fenellosa |
| New York, 1913. |
THE OPEN LETTER
A RUG OF EARLY DESIGN
It is of heavy quality, dignified, and harmonious, in brown and gray colors. The device in the center is a symbol standing for long life
It is a curious fact that, while China is the oldest nation that we know, and the history of her civilization stretches back to the early morning of time, there are many interesting Chinese things with which we have only in recent years become familiar. The Chinese rug is a case in point. How long the Chinese have been making fine rugs no one can tell. It is safe, however, to say that, like their other arts, Chinese rugmaking is of very great antiquity.
