Family of writer Lao She donates paintings by Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi, Crabs, circa 1930. Album leaf, ink on paper. University of Michigan Museum of Art. Gift of Sotokichi Katsuizumi, 1949/1.199. ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art is presenting Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930, ...

With various themes and exhibitions, the Cultural Industries Fair features a blend of both futuristic innovation and traditional culture and crafts. Here, all of the exhibits feature traditional elements, but they remain as relevant today as ever ...

Art works of Professor Li Shaotian, one of the leading Chinese contemporary painters, are gaining growing popularity among local and overseas collectors, memorials and museums. At present, Professor Li Shaotian enjoys special benefits of the State ...

Illustration: Peter Espina/GT Brush-painting artist Zhang Daqian recently topped the 2013 Hurun Best-Selling Chinese Artists list, with sales of his auctioned works hitting 2.13 billion yuan ($347.3 million) in 2012. Rounding out the top three were ...

A total of 2.571 billion yuan was realized in the first of this year's Spring Auctions at China Guardian on May 14. About 40 items broke the 10 million yuan barrier, three of which were sold above 50 million yuan. "As we celebrate the 20th ...

LONDON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Art dealer Christie's is going to sell 300 lots of Chinese ceramics and works of art on Tuesday, the beginning of its Asian Art Week in London this season. Leading the auction is a rare pair of massive famille rose models ...

A screenshot from the Web site of Cultural China, www.cultural-china.com, showing the writer Lao She. BEIJING — For China's newly rich and hungry art collectors, the combination of Lao She, one of the country's most-beloved 20th century writers, ...

I wish to be like sunshine, to give warmth and happiness to the people, Zhang Jianfeng told me in his enthusiasm and passion for painting. He is a firm believer that April showers bring May flowers, a metaphor to his diligent and hardworking ...

The art market took a hit in the first quarter as sales volume fell 7% compared to 2012, according to market intelligence firm and auction platform artnet. The major problem was the Chinese market where there was a 50% decline in value sold in the ...