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China’s Stolen Antiquities

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 16, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 16.

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China’s Stolen Antiquities

THE invasion of China by vandals sent there to secure antiques for museums of archeology is causing much dissatisfaction in that country. For two or three years these unscrupulous collectors have been unusually busy desecrating ancient tombs and temples to secure works of art, even breaking off fragments and pieces of sculptured art from their settings and shipping them to Europe and America. An appeal is being made to all governments for the return to China of all stolen Chinese antiques.