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facility that they may require during their study and preparation of the catalogues!!
It need hardly be pointed out that if arrange- ments could be made (either in connection with our proposed Research Fellowships or otherwise) whereby distinguished English students of Chinese art such as those named by Mr Yuan could be enabled to make an exhaustive study of the treasures of art that formerly belonged to the emperors of China, the advantages accru- ing therefrom to both countries and to the rest of the world would be far-reaching. A great stimulus would be given to the study and appreciation of Chinese art in England and other West- ern countries, and China would benefit by the enhanced prestige that she would gain by an increasing recognition, in Western
Chinese artists lands, of the greatness of her artistic past.
of the present day, who at present find little encouragement in their own country, might also succeed in demonstrating to the world that the aesthetic gifts of their race were still capable of being roused to activity, and the result might be a Chinese
artistic renaissance no less important and significant than the literary renaissance which is already transforming the world of
Chinese letters.
The maximum
With rega d to the financial aspects of the
scheme outlined in this sub-section, we recommend that out of the
total annual income of approximately £9000 which may be at the
Committee's disposal, the sum of £2100 should be set aside every
year for the provision of Research Fellowships.
value of each fellowship should be £700 a year, including travel-
ling and all other expenses, but as in the case of the proposed
Visiting Lectureships the amount payable should be reduced if a
holder of a fellowship would in any case have visited Great
or other Britain and would have drawn his travelling (expenses from
other sources. At the maximum rate, the available annual sun
of £2100 would allow for three fellowships to be held simul-
taneously. Of the three, two at least should be awarded to Chinese
or in Canada, if the plan for purposes of study in Great Britain
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of Canadian co-operation suggested in the preceding sub-section