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Transcending time. Attaining the highest levels of aesthetics
and refinement. Respecting and admiring the accomplishments
of ancient times. Living.

The H Collection was formed over several decades by a
connoisseur passionate about art from a young age, travelling
to China early on. By immersing himself in the culture, through
study of scholarship and stimulating conversations with leading
authorities and important collectors in the field, having the
opportunity to view and handle important works, he expanded
his knowledge and refined his collector’s eye. The collector’s
taste was also influenced by fin-de-siècle Japonisme and
the European tradition of beautifully combining Chinese and
Japanese works of art.

It is a collection created to live with and to enjoy every day.
Consciously and subconsciously. To be able to pick up a 3,000
years old bronze ritual vessel in one’s hands and admire the
advanced technology, the power and mystery of ancient times,
the craftmanship and beautiful surface and texture added
by time. To use a 450-years old day-bed for everyday use,
as was meant to be. To enjoy times of leisure seated by a
magnificent games table in one’s living room. To be surrounded
by exceptional Chinese furniture, which in their graceful lines
encompass true complexity, imbued with their culture and
purpose, displaying exceptional craftsmanship transcending
time to modern living, enhancing space and light, both
physically and spiritually.

It would have been the collector’s wish that as he had
experienced living with these objects, having had the privilege
to be a link in an ancient chain of collectors, so will the next
generation of collectors benefit today and in days to come.

超越時空，遵循最高美學標準，致敬古代文明成就，凝練成生活。

是次歐洲私人珍藏藏品皆由藏家經年累月用心挑選。藏家早年造訪中
國，傾心於並長期沉浸於東方文化，通過與業內頂尖機構和藏家不斷交
流、以及持續性的觀賞並親自上手重要器物，打磨了眼光與品味；加之
深受十九世紀末風靡歐洲的「日本主義」風潮影響，將中國及日本藝術
品完美結合，形成了一套獨特的審美體系。

我們相信，古董器物不僅可置於架上遠觀，更應融於日常生活情景，供
人親近把玩——比如親手觸碰一件盛載三千年文明史的青銅禮器，感
受工藝之精湛、遠古之神秘、與歲月之痕跡；再比如使用一張四個多世
紀前的工匠精心打造的黃花梨榻、抑或在起居室的棋桌旁與親朋好友
盡享休閒時光，一如其製作之初。置身於中國古典家具陳設之中，將古
代手工的精工細作融入現代生活，方能體會洗練線條之下的精密考究，
領悟器物的製作初衷和文化內涵，點亮居家環境，從感官到心靈。

藏家曾有幸在這些家具器物的陪伴下生活；現如今，也希望後世藏家亦
能如他般幸運，通過這些拍品親身感知古典東方文化之美。

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