Lot 72

Overall in good condition, very minute nicks and lacquer losses to the mouth rim of the box, a very small old cark to the edge of the cover, they are all consistent with age and use.


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J. T. Tai & Co.
An old private collection, New Zealand.

J.T. Tai (Tai Jun Tsei, 1911-1992), born Dai Fubao, was one of the most influential dealers of Chinese antiquities in the 20th century, second only to C.T. Loo in shaping Western collections of Chinese art. After starting in his uncle's antique shop in Wuxi, Tai opened his own gallery in Shanghai before fleeing to Hong Kong in 1949 and later establishing J.T. Tai & Co. in New York in 1950 with support from C.T. Loo. His clients included prominent collectors such as Avery Brundage and Arthur M. Sackler, and his gallery played a key role in building major American museum collections. Tai was also a noted philanthropist, founding the J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation in 1983. His collection has been featured in numerous important sales at Sotheby's and Christie's.

戴潤齋（J.T. Tai，原名戴福保，1911–1992）是20世紀最具影響力的中國古董藝術品經銷商之一，其對西方中國藝術收藏的影響僅次於盧芹齋。早年在無錫的叔父古玩店學藝，後於上海創立福源齋古玩店。1949年逃離中國至香港，隨後於1950年在盧芹齋的協助下移居紐約，並創立J.T. Tai & Co.畫廊，成為活躍於美國中國藝術市場的重要人物，顧客包括布朗戴奇（Avery Brundage）與賽克勒（Arthur M. Sackler）等著名收藏家。其畫廊為眾多美國博物館的重要館藏奠定基礎。1983年，他成立J.T. Tai & Co.基金會，致力於慈善與教育事業。其收藏曾於蘇富比與佳士得多次專場拍賣，備受學界與市場重視。