Four Japanese White Glazed Porcelain Animal-Form Netsuke
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $300 - $500
Estimate$300 – $500
Status
Closed
Four Japanese White Glazed Porcelain Animal-Form Netsuke
20th Century
the first depicting a carp, the second double cat fish, the third a recumbent dog and the fourth a frog bearing a large lotus pod in its mouth.
Length of longest 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent
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.
