In 1966, mainland China embarked on the decade-long Cultural Revolution. Many precious works of art that had for generations been in the homes of the landed gentry were confiscated or liquidated and entered the marketplace, many of them sold cheaply into Japan.
1966 年，中國大陸展開長達 10 年的文化大革命，許多收藏在富農仕紳之家的歷代珍貴古董字畫，因為抄家、清算流入市井，被大批賤賣到東瀛，張允中認為機不可失，立即大量購入這些流落異邦的珍貴文物。