A Pair of Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Hokai Shell Boxes and A Horsehair Paint Brush
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $200 - $300
Estimate$200 – $300
Status
Closed
A Pair of Japanese Gold and Black Lacquer Hokai Shell Boxes and A Horsehair Paint Brush
20TH CENTURY
the boxes of cylindrical form, raised above three evenly spaced legs, finished with sectioned legs, the exterior decorated with lotus.
Height 6 5/8 x diameter 4 3/8 in., 16.7 x 11 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.
