Three Japanese Gilt Decorated Black Lacquered Wares

19TH/20TH CENTURY

each decorated in gold and colored lacquer on a black ground, the first a metal mounted chest with seven drawers, decorated with cranes flying amongst pine trees; the second a rectangular box and cover, decorated with shaped panels inclosing landscapes and roosters in grass; the third a set of 8 circular dishes decorated foliate scrolls.

Height of largest 14 3/4 in., 37.5 cm.

Property Sold to Benefit a Nonprofit Cultural Organization

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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.