A Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Porcelain Figure of an Official
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
A Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Porcelain Figure of an Official
20TH CENTURY
the figure depicted standing on a fish above waves, his head turned to the left, the face molded with long beard below a tall scholar's hat, dressed in draped robes, his hands raised holding bamboo slips.
Height 12 in., 30.48 cm.
This lot is located in Chicago.
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.
