Observed arrival · 2026-08-30
Collecting China Maps the Hidden Infrastructure of Chinese Collecting
A bilingual research database tracing 200 Republican-era collectors, their collections, provenance chains, studios, and relationships.
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The database combines an indexed collector list with relationship and provenance views, allowing readers to move from a person to associated objects, studios, markets, and institutions. The homepage currently reports 26 evidenced person-to-person links and 14 public-collection flows, while its method emphasizes documentary materials such as letters, catalogues, rubbings, and archives. A featured example follows Pingfu Tie through Pu Ru, Zhang Boju, and the Palace Museum. The project identifies itself as BETA and says its rankings will change as evidence is added.
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