Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Missing Chinese masterpieces ‘worth at least US$60m’ have family of art collector C.C. Wang at war

Priceless classical Chinese artwork was reduced to ‘piece of cake’ for nephew in long-running family battle, US court papers allege

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Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney

Updated: 10:22pm, 27 Feb, 2018

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Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Priceless classical Chinese paintings are at the centre of a bitter family dispute. Pictured: Twin Pines, Level Distance, an ink and colour work on paper by Song Dynasty-era artist Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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