Osvald Siren

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Osvald Siren (1879 - 1966) is a Swedish historian of Chinese art. He was a professor at the University of Stockholm and a visiting professor at Harvard University.

His major books include Gardens of China, China and Gardens of Europe of the 18th century, Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles, and The Walls and Gates of Peking (1924).

Siren was an early member of the theosophist movement. In 1956, he was awarded the Charles Lang Freer Medal.

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