清中期 款彩花鳥人物圖雙面八扇屏 carved to depict animals and birds amongst floral blossoms, the reverse with figural decoration.
Height of each panel 82 1/2 x width 18 in., 209.6 x 45.7 cm.
Acquired from Richard Norton, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 16 July 1991
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.
