銅帶鈎兩件 both have arched shafts slightly tapering towards the dragon's head hooks, the reverse of each with a knop for attachment, the first decorated with gold and silver sheet and wire inlay reserved against the rich coppery color of the bronze, the second inlaid with turquoise.
Length of larger 7 1/4 in., 18.4 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida
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.
