清中期 銅鎏金旃檀佛立像 the figure standing upright with hand upturned in varadamudra atop a later tiered wooden base. Having a peaceful expression, its head surmounted by a headdress and wearing robes with drapery stylized to cascade upon the figure like waves.
Height overall 6 in., 15 cm; height of the statue 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm.
Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin
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.
