comprising five of sukashi type, the first depicting samurai figures underneath prunus branches, with gold inlays and a brass rim, the second showing ginko leaves with gold inlays, the third and fourth decorated openworked branches, the fifth decorated with a circle of radiating leaves; the sixth in the form of a bag of Hotei; all unsigned.
Largest 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
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.
