A Chinese Bronze Figure of a Seated Guardian, Guangong
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $150 - $250
Estimate$150 – $250
Status
Closed
A Chinese Bronze Figure of a Seated Guardian, Guangong
20TH CENTURY
cast seated with left hand resting on the knee and the right hand held the long beard, the face with a fierce expression, the head covered in a official's cap with a raised back.
Height 9 in., 22.8 cm.
Property from the Collection of Tina and Simon Beriro, Aspen, Colorado
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.
