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| | In Search of China's Imperial Art Collections |
 | | In all there were seven shipments from Jehol, beginning on 18 November 1913 and continuing until 28 October 1914, that required 1,949 crates and included more than 117,700 objects: jades, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings, folding screens, cloisonné, bamboo and lacquer objects, etc. Forty-three live deer were also included with the antiquities. |
 | | According to one account, the antiquities from the Jehol and Fengtian imperial summer palaces were appraised as having a value of $4,066,047. |
 | | In addition, some of the cultural relics from the Jehol and Fengtian imperial summer palaces were transferred to the new museum Jiang Jieshi was planning for Nanjing. |
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