the first a black overlay white ground example, molded with lotus leaves and a pair of lion masks and mock rings, green jadeite stopper; the second blue overlay 'snowflake' ground circular example.
Taller: height 2 1/4 in., 5.7 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Tubac, Arizona
Acquired from P.H. Lee, Hong Kong Jade Arts, Hong Kong
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.
