隋/唐 騎馬俑一對 each depicting a muscular horse standing foursquare above a rectangular base, molded with expressive eyes and piqued ears. Each driven by a cloaked figure sitting astride a low saddle. Detailed in red pigments and fine black details to the four faces and tack.
Height of each 13 1/2 in., 34.29 cm.
Property from the Carmen S. Holeman Trust, Indianapolis, Indiana
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.
