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A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘TAOTIE’ 戰國 白玉雕饕餮紋虎首帶鉤
BELT HOOK 來源
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC) 吳之方珍藏，台北，入藏於1988年以前
The shaft is carved and pierced in the form of a taotie mask, 徐展堂珍藏，香港
the hook terminating in a dragon head. The circular stud on
the underside is carved with a chilong roundel. The stone is of a 出版
lustrous, milky white tone with small areas of russet. 《中國文物世界》，1988年1月號，頁188， 圖134號
2 in. (5 cm.) long, box
本帶鉤源自台灣資深藏家吳之方。吳氏原籍上海，五十年代遷台，建立
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000 了龐大的紡織事業，八、九十年代活躍於收藏界，收藏逾二十載，藏品
PROVENANCE 以玉器、瓷器、銅器、鼻煙壺、文人珍玩為主。本帶鉤後來由著名收藏
The collection of C.F. Wu, Taipei, acquired prior to 1988 家徐展堂珍藏。
The collection of T. T. Tsui, Hong Kong

LITERATURE
Art of China, January 1988 issue, p. 188, no. 134
The current belt hook was in the collection of C.F. Wu, an esteemed
Taiwanese collector active in the 1980s and 90s. Wu moved to Taiwan
from Shanghai in the 50s and established a successful business in the
textile industry. In over two decades, Wu had amassed a substantial
collection of Chinese art comprising mainly jades, ceramics, bronzes,
snuff bottles and scholar’s objects. It was later passed into the
collection of T.T. Tsui, renowned Hong Kong entrepreneur and collector.

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