A Collection of Chinese and Japanese Tea and Tea Wares
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $300 - $500
Estimate$300 – $500
Status
Closed
A Collection of Chinese and Japanese Tea and Tea Wares
19TH-20TH CENTURY
comprising two Japanese tea caddies, four bags of Japanese 'Royal Lion' tea, three boxes of Japanese and Chinese export tea, a Chinese tea brick, and a Japanese bamboo box.
Dimensions variable
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.
