Set of 5 metal hairpins decorated with kingfisher feathers and hard stones, China, 19th-20th c.: 1 in the shape of a phœnix, 2 decorated with flowers and a bat, 1 decorated with a dragon among the waves, 1 in the shape of a bat, various sizes (missing). A small flower-shaped pin is included. Provenance: Li Ai Vee collection (1932-2021), Yu-Lan chalet A set of 5 hairpins in metal enhanced with kingfisher feathers and hardstones, China, 19th-20th century, various sizes (lacks). We add a small hairpin in the shape of a flower Provenance: collection of Li Ai Vee (1932-2021), chalet Yu-Lan 五件十九世紀至二十世紀點翠嵌石髮簪 來自李愛維收藏 (1932-2021), 玉蘭木屋 General surface wear Some surface scratches Distortion of pins Many missing pieces Some traces of glue Some damage Some traces of verdigris Some minor restorations Some parts in coral Please note that for lots containing elephant ivory, tortoise shell, coral or exotic skins, Piguet cannot assist buyers with transport outside Switzerland. A buyer may not defer payment of the price of these lots, nor request cancellation of their sale, on the pretext that it would be impossible to export and/or import them from Switzerland. Overall wear to the surfaces Some surface scratches Deformations of the pins Many lacks Some glue traces Some damage Some verdigris traces Some minute restorations Some part are in coral Please note that Piguet will not be able to assist buyers with the shipment outside Switzerland of any lots containing elephant ivory, tortoiseshell, coral or exotic skins. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots outside of Switzerland cannot justify a delay in payment or cancellation of the sale. Li Ai Vee Collection (last part) Maison Piguet is honoured to present the last part of the collection of Madame Li Ai Vee (李爱维, born Eva Anita Li, 1932-2021), a Chinese-German painter living in Switzerland and a fervent collector of Asian art, mainly Chinese and Japanese. This prestigious collection was on display in Blonay, in her chalet "Yu-Lan" (玉蘭, "Magnolia"). Some very fine pieces were sold last September and December, including two albums by his master painter Zhang Daqian, which fetched CHF 460,000. Lots 1957 and 1958 are two other works by Zhang Daqian auctioned as part of this collection. Lots 1957 to 2044 are part of this collection. The entire collection can be found by entering the keyword "Li Ai Vee" in the search bar on our website and scanning the QR code in the printed catalogue. All the lots marked in purple in the printed catalogue come from this collection. The collection of Li Ai Vee Piguet auction house is honoured to present the last part of the collection of Li Ai Vee (李爱维, born Eva Anita Li, 1932-2021), a Chinese-German painter living in Switzerland and a fervent collector of Asian art, mainly Chinese and Japanese. Born in Shanghai, Li Ai Vee was introduced to painting as a child by her mother, herself an artist, and went on to become a pupil of prestigious painters such as Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) and Lu Yifei (1908-1997) in the 1950s. She then spent several years in Japan, where she was a disciple of the Zen master Rinzai Yamada Mumon Rôshi (1900-1988). There, in 1954, she was selected to paint several bamboos on the sliding doors of the Hiroshima Memorial. In 1958, Li Ai Vee left China and settled in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1965, she met Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), and became a pupil of this internationally renowned painter. That same year, she was awarded the Medal of the City of Paris in recognition of her art. In 1973, Li Ai Vee moved to Blonay to the chalet 'Yu-Lan' (玉蘭, 'Magnolia'), surrounded by a vast bamboo forest and guarded by carved Foo lions. It was there that she painted, surrounded by her extensive collection of Asian art, which she has enriched over the years. Li Ai Vee has put together a rich and varied collection of objects, combining monochrome vases, paintings and albums, scholarly objects, carved jades and divinities from the Asian pantheon, all of which she has combined with her passion for art. The entire collection can be found by entering the keyword 'Li Ai Vee' in the search bar on our website.