Five Strands of Chinese Hardstone and Wood Prayer Beads
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $200 - $400
Estimate$200 – $400
Status
Closed
Five Strands of Chinese Hardstone and Wood Prayer Beads
comprising three smooth beaded examples, one of carved and reticulated beads, and one carved example.
Length of longest 30 in., 76.2 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Collection
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.
