POWERFUL IMPRESSIONS

A rare collection of calligraphy rubbings will be auctioned in China in November, Deng Zhangyu reports.

The Palace Museum in Beijing held an eye-catching show in 1996 on rubbings of rare Chinese calligraphy works, titled Chunhuage Tie.

It was based on a collection of US connoisseur Robert H. Ellsworth, a legendary collector of Asian and Chinese art. The four volumes on show were among Ellsworth's 15 rare rubbing collections.