A Pair of Finely Carved Japanese Polychrome and Gilt Painted Wood Temple Carvings
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $250 - $350
Estimate$250 – $350
Status
Closed
A Pair of Finely Carved Japanese Polychrome and Gilt Painted Wood Temple Carvings
18TH CENTURY
each finely carved in openwork depicting heavenly maiden amongst auspicious clouds.
Height of each 8 1/2 x length 12 in., 21.6 x 30.5 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
Purchased from Marshall Field & Company, September 17, 1980
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.
