A Pair of Japanese Brass Mounted Gold and Black Lacquer Storage Boxes, Karabitsu
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $500 - $700
Estimate$500 – $700
Status
Closed
A Pair of Japanese Brass Mounted Gold and Black Lacquer Storage Boxes, Karabitsu
Late Meiji Period
each of elegant cylindrical shape, the ribbed body painted with leafy vines, the cover with metal flowerhead lappets, supported on four slender feet, the interior laquered red with gilt vine deocration to the inside of the cover, tied with silk tassels.
Height 16 in., 40.64 cm.
Property from the Collection of Leonard and Joan Horvitz, Moreland Hills, Ohio
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.
