A Chinese Green and White Hardstone Figure of Laughing Buddha
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $80 - $120
Estimate$80 – $120
Status
Closed
A Chinese Green and White Hardstone Figure of Laughing Buddha
20TH CENTURY
wearing loose robes draped over his corpulent body, his chest and large stomach bare, his left hand resting on his upturned leg, his head bald with a round and broad smiling face, all above a fitted wood stand.
Height of Buddha 3 1/2 in., 8.9 cm
Property from the Alan Hudson Trust
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.
