A Famille Rose Porcelain Three-Tier Pagoda

18TH/19TH CENTURY

清中期粉彩六角佛塔一座
in three sections, each of hexagonal form, finely painted to show magpies perched on flowering branches with fruiting pomegranate, lotus scrolls flanked by strands of auspicious emblems including double fish, interlocking lozenges, butterflies and endless knots above flower-filled vases, all enclosing open doors and windows in underglaze blue with gilt highlights; together later white painted wood cover and stand.

Height overall 33 1/2 in., 85.1 cm.

Property from the Estate of an Elegant Lady, Texas

Overall good and stable condition with no visible hairlines or restoration. Light rubbing of glaze to the exterior, a few panels with minor white paint residue. The largest section with a small chip on one edge, the smallest section with small chips around the corners. Each section drilled to the bottom and attached to the later wood base.

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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.

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A Famille Rose Porcelain Three-Tier Pagoda

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