C.T. Loo | |
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 C.T. Loo in the 1910s | |
| Born | 盧焕文 Lu Huanwen 1 February 1880 Lujiadu (盧家兜), Zhejiang, China |
| Died | 15 August 1957 (aged 77) |
| Other names | Ching Tsai Loo simplified Chinese: 卢芹斋; traditional Chinese: 盧芹齋; pinyin: Lú Qínzhāi |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Ching Tsai Loo, commonly known as C. T. Loo (Chinese: 盧芹齋; pinyin: Lú Qínzhāi; 1 February 1880 – August 15, 1957), was a controversial art dealer of Chinese origin who maintained galleries in Paris and New York and supplied important pieces for collectors and American museums by illegally exporting a large amount of significant state cultural relics from China. He has been called "the preeminent dealer of Chinese art and artifacts for the first half of the twentieth century," [1] but also criticized for his illegal active role in removing antiques and archaeological treasures from China for sale to western collectors.
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