A Pottery Figure of a Groom

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

the male figure depicted standing, the head turned to the right and slightly raised, the face molded with mustaches, wearing a tall hat and draped robes, his left hand held in front of his chest, the right hand raised.

Height 15 1/2 in., 39 cm.

Property from a Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Po Yuen Tong, Hong Kong, dated May 9, 2003

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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.