Nanjing Museum issued a statement to explain why a collection of artworks by a Ming Dynasty painter emerged at a Beijing auction, with an estimated value of CNY88 million (USD12.5 million). Spring in Jiangnan, a Qiu Ying's scroll painting, is among the five pieces donated by descendants of collector Peng Laichen in 1959, which were twice identified by expert panels as inauthentic in the 1960s. Therefore, the five paintings were legally deaccessioned in the 1990s, Nanjing Museum said, adding that it is cooperating with investigation to verify the artworks' whereabouts and strengthen oversight of donations and collections.