the first a jar cast with relief decoration showing a bird on branches; the second a square planter with lobed corners, each wall cast with a rectangular panel enclosing a mythical beast, raised on curved legs; the third a rounded planter above short legs, the main panel cast with orchids.
Diameter of largest 14 1/2 in., 37 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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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.
