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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank Peter Nosco for his unwavering generosity and guidance over many years. Without his instruction this book would not have been started, and without his encouragement it would not have been completed. In addition, I am grateful for valuable suggestions from David Bialock, Edward Slingerland, Gordon Berger, and Jonathan Reynolds. I am also indebted to Chia-Lan Chang for her assistance with Chinese documents. Kayo Niimi provided me with tremendous logistical and moral support during the process of acquiring image reproduction permissions. My thanks also to Zoe and Rio. ...

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