Two Japanese Mixed Metal Flower Arranging Pots, Usubata
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $300 - $400
Estimate$300 – $400
Status
Closed
Two Japanese Mixed Metal Flower Arranging Pots, Usubata
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
the larger with gilt and silver inlays showing flying birds underneath the sun and above waves; the smaller with silver inlays depicting a boat underneath two birds in flight with the large sun in the background.
Height 11 in., 28 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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.
