A Small Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Penchen Lama
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
Estimate$4,000 – $5,000
Status
Closed
A Small Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Penchen Lama
銅鎏金班禪坐像 cast seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus base, wearing long flowing robes incised with florets on the borders and a broad mitre headdress, the face modeled with a serene expression.
Height 6 1/4 in., 16 cm.
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.
