A Chinese Sancai Pottery Figure of a Standing Official
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
Status
Closed
A Chinese Sancai Pottery Figure of a Standing Official
Tang Dynasty Style
the figure depicted standing, dressed in draped robes with both hands clasped at front, the round face bearing a gentle smile underneath a tall official's hat, raised on a later hardwood stand.
Height 18 in., 45.7 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
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.
