民國 王炳榮款天藍釉堆塑貫耳壺 of rectangular section, the body of compressed pear form flanked by mythical beast masks carrying mock ring handles having lobes carved with opposing scenes of riverscapes and mandarin ducks in peach-form reserves, all covered in an even cerulean glaze, including the impressed Wang Bingrong zuo mark, and raised above a reticulated hardwood stand.
Height 6 in., 15.3 cm.
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.
