Asian Works of Art

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| Chicago

Lot 495

A Yixing Pottery Vase Height 7 7/8 inches.

REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED YEAR 1923

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

A Yixing Pottery Vase Height 7 7/8 inches.

REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED YEAR 1923

rising from a short foot to an everted rim. The pear shaped body is divided by double bowstring bands, engraved to the central section the scene of an scholar in a garden, and to the neck Qitaoshi keyu shigulei fang nantianlaoren bifa, shizai guihai qiuzhong zhi yue.(Qitao engraved in the style of Yun Nantian at 1923).

Height 7 7/8 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Peter Jacobs, Chicago, Illiniois Note: Qitao was the pseudonym of Wu Hanwen (1871-1941), who was known to have established the renowned 'Wu Desheng Pottery Studio' during the Republic period.

Height 20.0cm Overall in very good condition with scattered minor abrasions and wear.

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

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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.