A Chinese Black and White Jade Figure of a Mythical Beast
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $200 - $400
Estimate$200 – $400
Status
Closed
A Chinese Black and White Jade Figure of a Mythical Beast
19TH/20TH CENTURY
the figure depicted recumbent, bearing a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, raised on a hardwood stand.
Length 1 1/2 in., 4 cm.
Property from the Estate of Herbert Wittow, Denver, Colorado
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.
