A Japanese Red Lacquered Wood Low Table

LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the single-splat top set in a thick rectangular frame, flanked by two protruding terminals, above gilt lacquered pierced and carved panels and spandrels decorated with lotus scrolls, resting atop c-shaped legs ending in scrolled feet, further raised on a rectangular foot rest.

Height 32 x Width 61 x Depth 19 1/2 inches.

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

From the household furnishings of Margaret Woodbury Strong, accessioned by the Strong in 1977.

Fair condition, with lacquer loss, heavier surface scratches and other signs of use and wear. Some separation at spandrels, and at the tops of the legs (latter presently supported with blue adhesive tape). The table is able to stand and support its weight.

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Annie Wu

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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.

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Megan Sadler

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A Japanese Red Lacquered Wood Low Table

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