清 靈芝擺件兩件 each stand vertically on its short stem with dried natural fungus head spreading out with a lobed outline, one side with an uneven surface subtly accentuated with organic ridges, the patina of an even brown color.
Larger height 12 in., 30 cm.
Property from a Private California Collection
Acquired from a Private Collection, Los Angeles, California
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.
