A Chinese Polychrome Painted Wood Figure of Guanyin
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $250 - $350
Estimate$250 – $350
Status
Closed
A Chinese Polychrome Painted Wood Figure of Guanyin
20TH CENTURY
seated in rajalitasana, wearing loose robes tied up around the waist and open at the chest to reveal a bejewelled necklace, the hair is tied in a top knot covered by a cowl, her face is carved with a serene expression.
Height 19 1/2 in., 49.5 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.
