A GROUP OF FIVE JADE HAIRPINS AND A HAIR-FITTING 19th century Comprising: one white jade hairpin with the infinite knot to the top and carved shou characters; one pale green jade hairpin with openwork decoration of boys and lingzhi; one white jade hairpin carved with a vase of flowers; one pale green jade hairpin with winding prunus and two small insets; a pale green jade hairpin with pierced foliate design; and a hair-fitting openworked with scholars and boys. The longest: 22.3cm (8 3/4in) (6). 注脚 The Property of a Lady Provenance: Mrs Gret Hasler, Winterthur, Switzerland, and thence by descent In 1937, a trip to New York, Chicago and Washington was the starting point for Mrs Gret Hasler's interest in Chinese art. This she continued until the Second World War by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris, Sweden and New York.