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Ancient Chinese ink painting sells for US$60 million at Christie's, the most expensive item ever sold at the Asian branch of auction house
In 2010, Dizhuming, a Chinese calligraphy scroll by Huang Tingjian – Su Shi’s student – sold for US$64 million at Poly Auction in Beijing. In recent years, Asian buyers have flocked to Hong ...
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Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and ...
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Appendix III: Details of Shi Tao’s case
Shi Tao (师涛) was taken from his home in Taiyuan, Shanxi, by security police on November 24, 2004, and transported back to Changsha, Hunan, where he had served as a reporter and editor for the ...