Nine Japanese 'Animal' Portable Writing Sets, Yatate
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $500 - $700
Estimate$500 – $700
Status
Closed
Nine Japanese 'Animal' Portable Writing Sets, Yatate
19TH CENTURY
each decorated with animal designs, comprising a brass example, a gold inlaid bronze example and seven bronze examples.
Average length 9 1/2 in., 24 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.
