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Bird-Deities in China. First and limited edition, number 260 of 350 copies only, of this illustrated study of avian zoolatry in ancient China, contextualizing a wealth of archaeological evidence within the history of animal worship more broadly.The author (1883-1968) was a painter, collector, and historian of Chinese art who bequeathed antiquities to museums across the Western world.

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