明 黃花梨仿樹瘤筆海 of cylindrical form, the sides carved in imitation of a knotty section of a tree trunk.
Height 7 1/2 x length 9 1/4 in., 19.2 x 24 cm.
Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia
Acquired from C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, October 21, 1989
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.
