Chen Rentao(1906-1968)was one major collector of Chinese antiquities, particularly coins and paintings in 20th Century. He was a legend who was active in the collecting field of Shanghai and Hongkong in the middle of he last century,He was fond of collecting with a wide range of collections in his life. He was well versed in inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tables, and also made extraordinary achivements in the fields of cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, coins, and so on. In''KIN KWEI LUN KU TSUNG HO K´AN''(in Chinese 金匮论古合集)， Chen have just self-reported like that: '' I am addicated to antiques, and i have been working hard for more than 20 years.No matter metal,stone,porcelain or jade, ancient coins,calligraphy and painting, everything i have seen and heard is believed to be the most refined and rarer. As long as it´s worth the price,no matter how high the price is and no matter how many places need to be visit, i must get it sa soon as possible.As time accumulates, there are more and more collections''.