the globular body rising from mythical beast-form stands to a recessed neck and a flared mouth, the neck flanked by a pair of handles in the form of dragons, the body decorated with two lion masks with loose rings, decorated throughout with lotus scrolls against a celeste blue ground.
Height 31 5/8 in., 80.3 cm.
Property from the Collection of Terence Kelleher, Esq., Southold, New York
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Annie Wu
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art
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.
