A Chinese Cast Iron Figure of Shoulao, Immortal of Longevity
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $700 - $900
Estimate$700 – $900
Status
Closed
A Chinese Cast Iron Figure of Shoulao, Immortal of Longevity
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
depicted with an oblong ovoid cranium and elongated torso in a upright seated posture.
Height 11 1/4 in., 28.5 cm.
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.
