Eoghan Murray McMillan (1936-2001) was the managing partner of Arthur Andersen & Co’s practices in Hong Kong and the Mainland until 1993. He also served as chairman of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange and was a director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Corporation Ltd. from 1989 to 1992. Later on he served as a member of the managing board of Urban Renewal Authority.

Mr. McMillan has a keen interest in Chinese paintings, and he became friends with the painter Zhu Qizhan and received many works as gifts. Another work by Zhu from this collection is available in Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings on 27 May 2021.