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...nature of wood-its grain, luster, density, color and growth-is one of the material obsessions of Oriental art. Of all substances from which sculpture could be made, wood was the closest to life. But other materials were more durable. Most surviving Chinese sculpture, from the Chou dynasty (1122-222 B.C.) onwards, is in substances that do not burn, rot or get worm-eaten: stone, ceramic, bronze. Nevertheless, the tradition of wooden sculpture was immense. It cannot be exhausted in one show; but this week a delectable exhibition of 70 objects, all from Western collections, opens at Manhattan...
Radio broadcasts, the ubiquitous wall posters and rumors whispered to foreign diplomats offered new allegations in the unfolding tale of Chiang Ch'ing's evildoing. After an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Premier Chou En-lai in 1971, Mao's fiercely ambitious wife joined with radical Politburo Members Wang Hung-wen, Chang Ch'un-ch'iao and Yao Wenyuan to organize a second parallel government competing with the existing administration, while they plotted to usurp power. The gang is said to have tried to persuade China's armed militia to take over the army...
...Politburo and not replaced, thus reducing the membership of the party's decision-making elite from 16 to twelve. Sinologists believe that three grizzled, durable veterans of Mao Tse-tung's Long March who had long and close associations with China's late pragmatic Premier Chou En-lai will have pre-eminent influence...
...significant politically was an antiradical wall poster in Shanghai that showed four mice standing outside a hole shouting: "You can come out now! Neither black nor white cats are around." Explanation: the radicals had attacked discredited former Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-p'ing, the onetime favorite to succeed Chou En-lai as Premier, for erroneously arguing that "it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it can catch mice." Teng's sin was suggesting that the color of the cat (meaning correct ideology) was less important than such practical results...
With or without Teng himself, the way may be open for a revival of his views. Tlie editorial that explained the fall of the brigands also praised the economic program of Chou En-lai-the pragmatic, steady approach to development, emphasizing material incentives and technological skills-which Teng, opposed by the radicals, had tried to carry out. The lineup of leaders appearing with Hua at T'ien An Men seems very much in the Chou-Teng mold. They are the cats that, black or white, are primarily interested in catching mice...