As part of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall’s January “Cultural Lecture Series,” Professor Ye Guo-Shin, founder of the Mo Hai Lou International Art Research Group, was invited to deliver a lecture on January 5. In his talk, titled “Authenticating Calligraphy and Paintings Is Not Difficult,” he provided an in-depth yet accessible approach to deciphering the “Da Vinci Code” of Chinese calligraphy and paintings.

The event began with an introduction by Director Liang Yung-Fei of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, who praised Dr. Ye Guo-Shin as not only a highly specialized scholar but also an outstanding artist, internationally recognized art authenticator, and auctioneer—a rare talent combining expertise across four domains.

Dr. Ye holds a PhD in Art Authentication from London Metropolitan University, making him the first Chinese scholar to receive this degree. He has served as an assistant professor at National Taiwan Normal University’s Fine Arts Department and National Taiwan University of Arts’ Calligraphy and Painting Department and chaired Taiwan’s selection committee for the UK’s SPEY/Prince Charles Art Scholarship, the country’s most prestigious art grant. Additionally, he has been an instructor in calligraphy and painting authentication for law enforcement agencies such as Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau and has acted as a consultant for European and American art foundations and as the chief researcher for the Huang Jun-Bi Art Foundation.

Dr. Ye has spent years authenticating calligraphy and paintings for collectors and auction houses worldwide, making him a rising authority in Taiwan’s international art authentication scene. He is also a close associate of renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee, with whom he recently lectured at the Taipei Police Department Forensic Science Center to enhance officers’ expertise in handling art forgery and fraud cases.