Zhang Boju

At the age of 19 (in 1916), he enrolled in the cavalry division of the Central Army Model Battalion and, after graduation, was appointed as an assistant (essentially a secretary) in the forces of warlords Cao Kun, Wu Peifu, and Zhang Zuolin, though he never officially assumed these positions.In 1924, he served as a consultant in the office of the military governor of Shaanxi.

He held various positions, including a special member of the Palace Museum, chairman of the Beijing Fine Arts Association, and professor of Chinese literature at the North China College of Law and Politics.

In June 1941, Li Zulai, an associate manager at the Salt Industry Bank, colluded with Wu Sibao, an agent of Wang Jingwei's puppet regime's No.

In 1972, after Premier Zhou Enlai learned of his situation, he instructed that Zhang be appointed as a member of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.

Zhang Boju, then serving as a special member of the Palace Museum, proposed two suggestions: first, that all items listed as having been "gifted" by Puyi to Pujie, regardless of their authenticity, should be appraised and repurchased by the Palace Museum; second, that pieces identified as masterpieces after appraisal should also be purchased at a fair price.Zhang estimated that among the 1,198 works of calligraphy and painting, approximately 400 to 500 were valuable masterpieces.

Ma Juchuan sold counterfeit and mediocre works to the Palace Museum, reserving genuine masterpieces for sale to Shanghai merchants at exorbitant prices.

To secure Spring Outing, he had to sell his property to make the payment.Before this, Jin Bosheng had acquired Dao Fu Zan Scroll by Fan Zhongyan, which included a colophon by Wen Tong.

When Zhang Daqian expressed interest in purchasing it, Ma Heng intervened and attempted to reclaim it for the Palace Museum, but Jin avoided him.