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Lot 73

A Wucai Porcelain Jar Height of jar 14 1/ 2 inches. — TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, LIKELY 17TH CENTURY

Lot 73

A Wucai Porcelain Jar Height of jar 14 1/ 2 inches.

TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, LIKELY 17TH CENTURY

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Estimate$800 – $1,200

Status

Closed

A Wucai Porcelain Jar Height of jar 14 1/ 2 inches.

TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, LIKELY 17TH CENTURY

of baluster form, painted to the exterior showing mythical beasts, floral sprigs and beribboned auspicious objects, all against a swirl ground, mounted as a lamp.

Height of jar 14 1/ 2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Ms. Donna Kostecki, Crown Point, Indiana Provenance: Estate of Mary Farkas, East Chicago, Indiana, thence by descent

Height of jar 36.8cm Appears to be in overall decent condition, with minor chipping the foot, and areas of slight rubbing to the glaze. Converted into a lamp, the base appears to be drilled.

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

anniewu@freemansauction.com 312.447.3260

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.