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T. Y. Chao Private & Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare

About the Item

Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. One of the world's most impressive private collections of Chinese jade and ceramics - formed over a 40-year period by Tsao Yee Chao, chairman of the Wah Kwong Shipping and Investment Company - was sold in Hong Kong by Sotheby's in a two-session auction in November. The salewas held to aid in restructuring the $855 million debt of the financially troubled shipping group, which was Hong Kong's third largest ship owner with a fleet of 60 vessels.

Dimensions:

Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

Hong Kong

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1986

Condition:

dust jacket has wear, small repair.