Right now, these things were the least valuable, worse than jewelry and jade.
Jewelry and jade were the easiest to tell their grades even for those who were not professional.
Supreme jade jewelry was translucent and bright at the first glance. Any inferior ones were totally incomparable.
But this ancient calligraphy painting and antique porcelain were different, and it is also the same with antique porcelain. Non-professionals could not tell the difference.
Du Guobang still had a lot of sources. He heard that jewelry was worthless in China but they were still expensive in Hong Kong.
He didn't understand these antique calligraphy and paintings, and so did the people around him. The antique calligraphy and painting were also difficult to preserve.
Jewelry and jade could be thrown into the box anywhere. It did not matter even if you soaked them in water. But the calligraphy and painting were too delicate.