Asian Arts

PROVENANCE:

William Gladstone, Prime Minister of London, according to an invoice from Angel Antiques, London, dated May 25, 1963 (described as Korean, 18th century)

Acquired from the above by Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989), thence by descent

Haon was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and was promoted in 1954 to the Foreign Relations Department as Manager of the European Office, London, England, until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Haon continued to live part-time in London into the late 1970s. It is believed that many of the Asian arts in his collection were acquired during this time in London.

來源：

倫敦首相William Gladstone舊藏，依照Angel Antiques發票，1963年5月25日（屆時描述為韓國，十八世紀）

Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989)舊藏，家族後人傳承。

Haon曾任職於杜邦公司，並於1954年出任公司英國倫敦歐洲外交部的部長，直至1962年退休，Haon先生繼而流寓於倫敦至1970年代晚。可以想見的是，在倫敦生活時期亦為其購藏亞洲藝術品珍玩之時機。