Around 1650, the seventh year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Hongyu, a collector from Yixing, was bedridden and nearing his death. Throughout his life, he had amassed a vast collection of paintings and calligraphy, but at this moment, his greatest attachment lay to two treasures: the authentic copy of the "Thousand Character Classic" by Zhi Yong of the Sui Dynasty and Huang Gongwang's "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" from the Yua…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
Around 1650, the seventh year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Hongyu, a collector from Yixing, was bedridden and nearing his death. Throughout his life, he had amassed a vast collection of paintings and calligraphy, but at this moment, his greatest attachment lay to two treasures: the authentic copy of the "Thousand Character Classic" by Zhi Yong of the Sui Dynasty and Huang Gongwang's "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" from the Yua…