comprising a pale celadon jade carving of double peaches, a pale celadon jade carving of gourds, a celadon and russet jade carving of lingzhi, a mottled celadon jade carving of peaches and a celadon jade carving of blossoming flowers.
Width of largest 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate
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.
