the first comprising green glass and coral beads, suspending a large apple green jadeite pendant, carved to show bats resting on two persimmons; the second with rounded jadeite, spinach jade and hardstone beads and a russet and celadon jadeite bi disc.
Larger: length 18 in., 46 cm.
Property from the Collection of Josephine Murrow, Valparaiso, Indiana
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.
