A Greyish Celadon Jade 'Lotus' Bowl

18th/19th Century

清中期青玉雕蓮花碗
the bowl having sloping walls resting above a short straight foot, surmounted by a slightly flared mouth rim, the center of the interior carved in high relief showing a lotus blossom, the stone of an even pale celadon tone with grey and black speckles.

Diameter 9 1/8 in., 23.2 cm.

Provenance:

Asian Art, Christie's L.A., 20 May 1998, sale 8924 lot 175

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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.