A Set of Four Chinese Softwood Door Panels

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

清軟木櫺格紋屏門四扇
the lower halves representing tabletop scenes with flowering and fruiting plants in vases, beneath a latticework upper portion having vegetal medallions and central apertures, all surmounted by an uppermost register having carved birds and fans.

Height of each panel 94 x width 21 in., 238.8 x 53.3 cm.

Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia

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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.