A Large Russet and Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Plaque
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
Status
Closed
A Large Russet and Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Plaque
POSSIBLY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
或為明 青玉雕鳳紋牌 the stone of an even celadon tone with russet skins, carved to show a stylized crouching phoenix, raised on a hardwood stand pierced and carved with foliate scrolls.
Length 6 3/4 in., 17 cm.
Property from a Private California Collection
Mary Morrison Collection, Vancouver, Canada, thence by descent
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.
