WITH THE DEEPENING OF CONTACT BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS CIVILIZATION, SINCE THE MEIJI RESTORATION IN JAPAN, JAPANESE PLUTOCRAT AND CHINESE IN JAPAN ACCUMULATED A LOT OF WEALTH. AS A RESULT OF CULTURAL CONNECTION, THEIR INTEREST IN COLLECTING CHINESE ARTWORK TURNED TO MANIA IN SUCH A THRIVING ECONOMY, LEADING TO RISE OF MANY ANTIQUE DEALERS WHO ENGAGE IN ARTWORK TRADING. MR. MAEDA IS ONE OF THE ANTIQUE DEALERS. MAEDA NOBUO (1892-1978) WAS BORN IN OSAKA, JAPAN. INFLUENCED BY HIS FRIENDS, MR. MAEDA DEVELOPED A KEEN INTEREST IN CHINESE ART AND BEGAN TO INVEST IN COLLECTING IT. HE HAS A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS IN CHINESE PORCELAIN, CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING, JADE, BRONZE, AND BUDDHIST STATUES. MR. MAEDA WAS A REGULAR VISITOR TO VARIOUS ART CLUBS DURING THE TAISHO AND SHOWA PERIODS IN JAPAN. HE LED HIS FAMILY TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1960S. TODAY, SOME OF MR. MAEDA'S COLLECTIONS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE WORLD. THESE ARTWORKS THAT CARRY HISTORICAL MEMORIES ARE FASCINATING TREASURES WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED. THIS ARTICLE IS NOT FOR SALE.