After 1945, when the Japanese left the island, they sold many antiques to private parties, and several booksellers on Kulin Street in Taipei marketed old articles along with rare books.
光復初年，生活程度遠不如今，雖然日本人被遣回時留下不少古董器物，當時卻都一堆一堆近乎舊貨般地脫手了。早期一般古董原來就在牯嶺街的舊書攤與書一起擺出來，但是顯然大家對書的興趣超過古董。