Four Japanese Carved and Red Lacquered Wood Netsuke
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $700 - $900
Estimate$700 – $900
Status
Closed
Four Japanese Carved and Red Lacquered Wood Netsuke
19TH CENTURY
the first example pierced and carved to show a shishi lion playing with a brocade ball; the second showing a elderly woman; the third in the shape of oni masks; and the fourth seated Daruma; all unsigned.
Length of longest 1 1/8 in., 3.2 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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.
