Chen Qi (collector)

Chen Qi (陳淇), who styled himself as "Cangquan" (滄泉)and "Yuquanshanren"(玉泉山人) (born March 8, 1912), is a modern collector. Chen Qi was born in Fujian on March 8, 1912, in a merchant family. He was well educated in traditional culture since childhood. Chen Qi began to learn literacy from his grandfather since 1916, and had studied enlightenment readings such as "Three Character Classic", "Thousand Poems", "Book of Filial Piety", and Confucian classics, etc.. He also studied Tang Kai (one of the Chinese traditional calligraphy scripts originated from Tang Dynasty) as daily calligraphy class.

Chen Qi (collector)

Chen Qi (陳淇), who styled himself as "Cangquan" (滄泉)and "Yuquanshanren"(玉泉山人) (born March 8, 1912), is a modern collector. Chen Qi was born in Fujian on March 8, 1912, in a merchant family. He was well educated in traditional culture since childhood. Chen Qi began to learn literacy from his grandfather since 1916, and had studied enlightenment readings such as "Three Character Classic", "Thousand Poems", "Book of Filial Piety", and Confucian classics, etc.. He also studied Tang Kai (one of the Chinese traditional calligraphy scripts originated from Tang Dynasty) as daily calligraphy class.