A Black Lacquered Shrine with a Gilt Wood Figure of Kannon
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Status
Closed
A Black Lacquered Shrine with a Gilt Wood Figure of Kannon
19TH/20TH CENTURY
the Kannon seated on a lotus base, further set on a tiered throne, wearing long robes and an elaborate crown, backed by a mandala with incised foliate scrolls, set in a black lacquered wood shrine.
Height 11 5/8 in., 29.5 cm.
Property from the Estate of WM Bogdanowicz, Madison, Wisconsin and Naples, Florida
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.
