倪元璐 1593-1644

署簽：(吳中熊) 倪元璐行書真跡。丁卯(1927)中秋，吳中熊題。

釋文：六宗牛跡已支離，自踢木毬自舞獅。叫到指頭無佛處，死心搨地禮賓師。贈賓上人似肖翁年兄正之。弟元璐。鈐印：「倪元璐印」、「太史氏」

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Paintings, 6 December 1989, lot 57

Born in Shanghai, China, George C. C. Ho educated himself as a young man by traveling extensively and acquired a taste for the finer things early in life. His charisma fostered friendships with influential people around the world. His family was in the coal business. He branched into the shipping business before leaving China in 1949 for the relative safety of Hong Kong. In 1959, he relocated his family to New York where he resided until his death at 98 in 2017.

Mr. Ho amassed a fine collection of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, jewelry, furniture and other objects of art. He had a deep appreciation of everything Chinese, especially old and classical pieces. His efforts in collecting began in Hong Kong and intensified after retirement through his association with experts at international auction houses. He enjoyed the research and auction processes as much as the acquisitions themselves.