A Japanese Bronze Articulated Okimono of an Ebi (Spiny Lobster)
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $500 - $700
Estimate$500 – $700
Status
Closed
A Japanese Bronze Articulated Okimono of an Ebi (Spiny Lobster)
MEIJI PERIOD
naturalistically rendered, the legs, antennae, tail and eyes fully articulated and with copper patination, the underside incised with a two-character marker's mark.
Length overall 9 in., 22.9 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.
