CATERING mainly to an upper crust clientele, Gao Yuan, 41, an artist and calligrapher from mainland China, estimates the inventory in his gallery is worth some RM500,000 today.
At the Mer Che Art Studio in Viva Home which he runs with his Malaysian wife, Toh Kit Ming, 32, originals featuring the works of China’s most talented artists carry price tags of well over RM50,000.
