西藏風格大斗櫃Highly decorated with dragons and floral motifs against a red ground, with two doors and three drawers. W 47.5cm x L 129.9cm x H 121.5cm Provenance: Former Hong Kong government geotechnical engineer Ian Dubin Estate Collection Ian Dubin was an engineer by training (M.Sc. Queens University, 1976). After some years working at a geotechnical firm (Golder Associates) in Toronto, he moved to Hong Kong in 1981 to take a job with the Hong Kong government as a geotechnical engineer. He immediately fell in love with the city and culture, and began collecting Asian antiques and memorabilia, eventually filling his flat with his collection. He lived in Hong Kong until his death in December 2021. Ian had a particular interest in antique weaponry including knives, bows and swords. He made many trips for both business and pleasure to surrounding Asian countries including mainland China, Thailand, the Philippines, India, etc., where he often returned with more artifacts to add to his collection. It grew to the point where in the early 2000's he moved most of his collectione to his second home in Canada (which had much more space) where he lived in the summers; he continued to spend winters in Hong Kong until his death.