近代 碧玉蓮鶴圖爵杯 deftly carved of a deep green stone mottled with inky tones in to a bell shape, the thin walls insisted to the exterior with leaflike detalis, pierced and carved in relief with five cranes amidst undulating vines bearing lotus blossoms and seedpods, all raised above a silver inlaid hardwood stand.
Height 8 in., 20.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of Donna Wasserstrom, Cleveland, Ohio
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.
