Two Japanese Ikebana Bamboo Flower Arranging Vessels
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $300 - $500
Estimate$300 – $500
Status
Closed
Two Japanese Ikebana Bamboo Flower Arranging Vessels
the first of elliptical form atop a rectangular base, the second having an oval-shaped body bridged by a low handle, unsigned.
Length of larger 19 1/8 in., 49 cm.
Property from a Private Collection
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.