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from several continents, whose illuminating texts are published here. We wish to thank Eastman
Kodak for its generosity in making this exhibition possible, and in particular, George M. Fisher,
chairman and chief executive officer, for his vision and understanding of the importance of
cultural exchange between China and the United States. The Henry Luce Foundation provided
essential funds in the planning stages of our project, and we are grateful to vice president Ter-
rill E. Lautz for his support. The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, whose vice
president Paul Day responded enthusiastically to our request for support for the exhibition
catalogue, deserves our hearty thanks. We thank the Federal Council on the Arts and the Hu-
manities for the indemnity granted to this exhibition. The Asian Cultural Council, New York,
and the Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Studies, Kyoto, also supported research in China.
Finally, to the Chinese people, who have shared so many of their most ancient and revered
cultural properties, we are profoundly grateful. The citizens of both our nations are sure to
enjoy new heights of mutual appreciation and understanding as the result.

Earl A. Powell III
Director, National Gallery of Art

Marc F. Wilson
Director, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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