Family Collections

My Uncle, Aunt, and Mom in Wuhan, China

C.C. Wang's art collection has been at the heart of the lawsuit between two of his children. When I read the NYTimes article, an echo rang out from my own family history. While my grandparents did not have priceless art treasures in their collections, they did flee the Communists in '49 and leave behind a daughter to be raised by her grandmother and other relatives. Whatever the reason may have been (quite unfathomable for me), this rift cannot be completely mended for my aunt who was left behind nor for C.C. Wang's son. We didn't have a family reunion until 2007 when I flew with my mom so that she could meet her sister for the first time in China, joined by her brother from Taiwan. It was a touching moment when my mom bonded with her sister in the flesh. And I have to be grateful that there isn't any worldly riches for them to bicker over.