the requirements of this art is the evident determination to withhold reliable information, even in exchange for momentary considerations.
There is not much difference in the issue, whether the misrepresented facts are due to ignorance or intention ; neither is justifiable under any circumstances.
China- painting is not an occult science and the sooner it is divested of all mystery and secrecy the better ; and those who have acquired a familiarity and facility in the art should feel a moral sense of obligation, if not a material one, to impart fully and freely all they know to those who have not.
It would be impossible and useless to chronicle and refute all the misstatements made verbally and in print relative to china painting ; but it may be well to enumerate a few of the most preposterous ideas that have prevailed, in order to refute them, for they have been exploded long ago.
One of the most absurd and fallacious was that mineral colors will not mix. This is positive statement was continuously reiterated, and its veracity remained unquestioned many years. Its importance was so permanently impressed, that it really obtains today to a more or less extent.
The beginner was so seriously cautioned against mixing grounding-colors with painting-colors, or
