A Chinese Gilt and Lacquered Wood Figure of a Standing Monk
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Status
Closed
A Chinese Gilt and Lacquered Wood Figure of a Standing Monk
the figure depicted standing on a double lotus plinth, dressed in draped robes, wearing beaded necklaces, the left hand bearing a vase with flames and the right hand holding a long staff.
Height 26 in., 66 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.
