Former donators need help

The name of Liao Jingwen should be written down in the art history, not merely in a blog. The widow of Xu Beihong (1895-1953) donated all the other 1,250 works of arguably the most famous 20th-century Chinese artist and the 1,100 cultural relics in Xu’s collection to the central government after the artist’s death in 1953. But [...]

Rongbaozhai in the Liulichang Street

Established more than 300 years ago, the Beijing-based art dealer was first known as “Songzhuzhai” (House of Pines and Bamboo). It changed its name to “Rongbaozhai” (House of Glory and Treasures) 110 years ago when it opened a shop at Liulichang Antique Street in Beijing, which still stands at the site. Rongbaozhai’s collection has been [...]