Chinese Artist Ku K a l chih and the vanished paintings
Laurence Binyon cites a fourth century Chinese artist Ku K al chih known as a master of painting and poetry. A tale says he entrusted a box of artworks to a friend who secretly removed the bottom to steal them. Upon return, Ku K al chih found the seal broken and the box empty.
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