Treasures in Every Word: Collecting and Appreciating Famous People's Letters

Author: Cheng Daode
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Prosperity brings collection. In the current booming tide of folk collection, the group of enthusiasts for collecting celebrity letters has emerged as a rising force. Celebrity letters have become a hot topic in the collection of folk art. This book provides some informative introductions on the significance of collecting celebrity letters, how to collect, appreciate, and identify the authenticity of celebrity letters, as well as the investment background of celebrity letters in recent years. Among the 115 letters by modern Chinese celebrities included in this book, selected from over a thousand letter collections, they possess significant literary value, artistic quality, and rarity, among other factors. The book features writings and letters from figures such as Wei Yuan, Yan Fu, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Sheng Xuanhuai, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Tan Sitong, Huang Zunxian, Yang Shoujing, Wu Ruyun, Lin Shu, Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shih, Wang Guowei, Zhang Yuanji, Yang Du, Shen Junru, Ma Yifu, Xiong Shili, Zhang Jian, Yan Xiu, Zhang Boling, Wu Yuzhang, Huang Yanpei, Chen Yuan, Ma Yinchi, Fu Sinian, Li Jinxi, Huang Kan, Qian Xuantong, Liu Banruo, Wu Mi, Liang Shuming, Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Wen Yiduo, Zheng Zhenduo, Yu Dafu, Xu Zhimo, Zong Baihua, and others.