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The late literati Qian Juntao was hailed for his versatility. He achieved success in classic Chinese painting, calligraphy, poetry, music and book publishing.

Two years before he died in 1998, Qian donated hundreds of his works, seals he carved and his own collection of Chinese paintings and artifacts to the city of Haining in East China's Zhejiang province. A museum named after him was built there based on his donations and was opened to the public immediately after his death.

A selection of this personal collections are now on show at the Zhejiang Art Museum in nearby Hangzhou through Nov 5.