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Chinese Art at the University Museum Author(s): Horace H. F. Jayne Reviewed work(s): Source: Parnassus, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan., 1939), pp. 6-11+41 Published by: College Art Association Stable URL: /stable/771768 . Accessed: 04/11/2012 02:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. . College Art Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Parnassus. E CHInfES ART I AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUV by HORACE H. F. JAYNE THE CHINESE ART at the University Museum in The acquisitionof this group is also of in that significance Philadelphiais probablythe most outstanding collec- it supplementstwo other great treasuresin the University tion of its kind ever assembled. None exceeds it in sculp- Museum in the field of Buddhist bronzes. These are the tural examples. Its growth in the past decade, like that choice early gilt bronze figure of Maitreya, dated 536 of any great collection working with limited capital, and A.D., and the larger, gilded, excessively dignified and striving for high quality in a field where large pieces are beautiful Kuan Yin. The latter is perhaps a late product difficultto obtain, has been slow. It is therefore par