the first a blue and white example, the compressed globular body decorated with open worked panels, set with a pair of stylized fish-form handles, supported on a tall stand molded with a climbing dragon, further raised on a square stand; the second a satsuma example, decorated with blossoming chrysanthemums.
Height of taller 7 3/4 in., 20 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.
