A Patinated Bronze Flower Arranging Vessel, Suiban
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $150 - $250
Estimate$150 – $250
Status
Closed
A Patinated Bronze Flower Arranging Vessel, Suiban
MEIJI PERIOD, BY SEIMIN
大日本文政年整珉铸 having short, straight walls, the exterior decorated with floral blossoms born on meandering leafy vines, surmounted by a galleried mouth decorated with a keyfret band, the underside bearing a nine-character mark reading dai Nihon Bunsei nen Seimin chu.
Diameter 6 3/8 in., 2.5 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.
