摘要
IN May 1900, a Briton spent 10 pounds for an old Chinese vase. On July 15, 2005, his offspring sold the vase for ￡3.5 million. Over a century plagued by two world wars
IN May 1900, a Briton spent 10 pounds for an old Chinese vase. On July 15, 2005, his offspring sold .the vase for ￡3.5 million. Over a century plagued by two world wars and miscellaneous other crises, the value of this collectable accrued at an average rate of 1,000 percent per day. Prominent and reputable Chinese art collector and connoisseur Ma Weidu tells this story to illustrate why art collecting, encouraged by such extreme profits, has become vogue in China.
