清 青玉璧兩件 each of circular form, the first of a mottled pale celadon stone, carved to one side in high relief depicting a crouching chilong, the reverse with raised bosses; the second an even celadon stone, incised on both sides with bats flying above peaches.
Diameter of larger 2 3/8 in., 6 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
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.
