A Carved Turquoise Figure of Bodhisattva Manjushri
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Status
Closed
A Carved Turquoise Figure of Bodhisattva Manjushri
雕綠松石文殊菩萨像 the deity depicted seated on a recumbent lion, dressed in draped robes with a shawl draped over shoulders, wearing elaborate jewelry.
Height 5 in., 12.7 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.
