Shares trading in artistic works

A pilot art market opened Wednesday in north China's Tianjin Municipality to allow small investors to buy shares in the ownership of art works previously traded only in auction houses by the super rich.
Investors - both individuals and institutes - can trade shares in art work just as in the stock markets.
Pieces up for public trading include paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, and handcrafts.
The market is a new way for affluent Chinese to invest.