A Large Japanese Ikebana Bamboo Flower Arranging Basket
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
A Large Japanese Ikebana Bamboo Flower Arranging Basket
19TH CENTURY
of tapered conical form with a flared lip, surmounted by a curved handle in the shape of a gnarled branch, unsigned.
Height 18 1/2 in., 47 cm.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
