清中期 硬木三鑲白玉如意 連癭木座 the arched hardwood shaft inlaid with three white jade plaques, the head carved in relief with an elephant, the middle plaque with buddha's hand citrus, the terminal plaque carved with orchid, the end of the shaft pierced and strung with a silk tassel suspended from an endless knot, together with a bamboo-form burlwood stand.
Length 22 in., 55.9 cm.
Property from a Private 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.
