Three Japanese Covered Vessels

19TH-20TH CENTURY

the first a set of two gold and red lacquered octagonal covered boxes, decorated in gold lacquer with bird and flowers; the second an embellished wood water vessel with a small bowl and a small cup, depicting persimmons on leafy vines; the third a small chest-form wood box, the cover decorated in gold and with mother-of-pearl inlays, showing two leaves forming a boat with a prunus flower atop.

Height of largest 6 5/8 in., 17 cm.

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

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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.