Seven Japanese 'Ribbed' Portable Writings Sets, Yatate
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $500 - $700
Estimate$500 – $700
Status
Closed
Seven Japanese 'Ribbed' Portable Writings Sets, Yatate
each with an ribbed outline, comprising two silver examples, one silver inlaid bronze example, a bronze example, and three brass examples with one has an inro-style ink reservoir.
Average length 8 1/4 in., 21 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.
