A Tibetan Coral Inset Silver and Gilt Bronze Kapala Bowl
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Status
Closed
A Tibetan Coral Inset Silver and Gilt Bronze Kapala Bowl
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
清 銅鎏金嘎巴拉碗 the skull-shaped cup surmounted by repoussé-decorated cover with Buddhist emblems and a coral bead finial, all on a triangular-section stand with raging flames, human and human skull.
Height overall 7 7/8 in., 20 cm.
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.
