A Chinese Reticulated Mother-of-Pearl Shell

20TH CENTURY

貝母鏤雕瑞獸圖擺件連木座
the large shell finely pierced with an elaborate scene of incorporating the its natural curves to show winged and cloven beasts in fantastical ground composed of prunus and peony above a ground of rolling waves, all nestled in a reticulated hardwood stand carved with rising plum blossoms.

Length 9 in., 23 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

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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.