清中期 茶晶長方鼻煙壺 of flattened rectangular form and gently sloping at the shoulders, supported on a short straight foot, the quartz stone of a smoky-brown tone, with stopper and spoon.
Height 2 7/8 in., 7 cm.
Property from a Private California Collection
Acquired from a Private Midwest Collection
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.
