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smoke. The binding process was less convincing, says Stein, 'for the coarse imitation ofEuropean volumes which is unmistakable in the case of most of the A Trip To Beijinglater products, aswell as the utter unsuitability of the fastenings employed {usually pegs of copper ortwists of paper), would a priori have justified grave suspicions as to theirChamdo genuineness.'
Either he is indulging in a little hindsight, or scholars should have spotted the forgeriesearlier. The final stage was to apply a liberal coating of sand, often so thickly that Beijing Land Touraclothes brush was needed to remove it by the excited collector.
Stein let Akhun off with a warning, taking some satisfaction in the thought that he hadalready received fairly brutal punishment for other crimes, admitting himself amused byAkhun's witty repartee, and describing him as a man of exceptional intelligence. For hispart Akhun Shanghai Transportationwas impressed to find that he was internationally famous, and fascinated bythe photogravure plates of his handiwork accompanying the text in Dr Hoernle's report.
‘How much more proud would he have felt,' commented Stein, 'if he could but haveseen, as I did a few months later, the fine morocco bindings with whichWhen Was The Great Wall of China Built a number ofhis block-printed Codices had been honoured in a great European library!'
It's not clear how things ever went that far. In addition to Stein's disquiet about bindings, there was already considerable scepticism about Akhun's general reliability. He .
had been denounced by Macartney for posing as his representative in the search forenslaved British Indian citizens, and been punished. In 1897 Deasy arranged for NamtsoAkhunto provide him with guides to see a promised ancient city not yet seen by otherforeigners. After only two days the 'guides' were lost, and one admitted that he hadnever been that far into the desert in his life.
Either he is indulging in a little hindsight, or scholars should have spotted the forgeriesearlier. The final stage was to apply a liberal coating of sand, often so thickly that Beijing Land Touraclothes brush was needed to remove it by the excited collector.
Stein let Akhun off with a warning, taking some satisfaction in the thought that he hadalready received fairly brutal punishment for other crimes, admitting himself amused byAkhun's witty repartee, and describing him as a man of exceptional intelligence. For hispart Akhun Shanghai Transportationwas impressed to find that he was internationally famous, and fascinated bythe photogravure plates of his handiwork accompanying the text in Dr Hoernle's report.
‘How much more proud would he have felt,' commented Stein, 'if he could but haveseen, as I did a few months later, the fine morocco bindings with whichWhen Was The Great Wall of China Built a number ofhis block-printed Codices had been honoured in a great European library!'
It's not clear how things ever went that far. In addition to Stein's disquiet about bindings, there was already considerable scepticism about Akhun's general reliability. He .
had been denounced by Macartney for posing as his representative in the search forenslaved British Indian citizens, and been punished. In 1897 Deasy arranged for NamtsoAkhunto provide him with guides to see a promised ancient city not yet seen by otherforeigners. After only two days the 'guides' were lost, and one admitted that he hadnever been that far into the desert in his life.
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