清中期 銅鎏金菩薩像 the deity heavily adorned in jewelry, seated peacefully in lalitasana with the left hand raised in apanamudra; resting atop a double lotus plinth, the figure is encircled by a lotus flower and vine, the right foot resting upon a blooming flower emerging from the base, traces of blue pigment settling in the recesses of the back of the head and neck.
Height 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm.
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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.
