Two Vietnamese Gilt Lacquer Wood Buddhist Figures

19TH CENTURY

19世紀越南木漆金佛像兩件
the first seated in padmasana, hands in lap, with a downcast case and a serene expression, wearing a tall hat; the second having eight arms, six raised to hold attributes, primary arms held together at the heart in kalesvaramudra, seated atop a lotus base in padmasana, further raised upon a hardwood stand.

Height of larger 15 3/4 in., 40 cm.

Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Naples, Florida

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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.