the first a carnelian agate example, the exterior with high-relief flowering branches, the second a spinach jade example, carved in the shape of a large lotus leaf with lotus buds to the side, the third a rose quartz example, of oval form, carved with fruiting peach branches and a bear climbing onto the wall.
Largest: length 5 in., 12.7 cm.
Property from a Private California 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.
