Date: Fri 23-Apr-1999

Publication: Ant

Author: JUDIR

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Weschler

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Weschlers Sell Asians Works Of Art

with 2 cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Korean white glazed "Full Moon" jar was the star of

the morning sale on March 27 and went well over the estimate of $1/1,500,

selling for $9,200. Eight hanging scrolls by the Chinese artist Qi Baishi

brought spirited bidding. "Pomegranates and Birds" sold for $4,255, (est

$2/3,000); "Morning Glories" $3,680, (est $2/3,000); "Fish and Crabs" $3,565,

(est $1,5/2,500); "Shrimp" $3,335, (est $1,5/2,500); "Crabs" $3,220, (est

$1,5/2,500); "Chicks" $2,990, (est $2/3,000); "Frogs" $2,900, (est $1/1,500);

and "Melons and Gourds on a Stalk with Dragonfly" $1,715, (est $600/800).

There was a very big response to a lot of two paintings, "Nude" and "Woman in

Repose" by Korean artist Choi with a bid of $4,025 on an estimate of $300/400.

One of the most striking pieces in the sale was a Japanese ebonized wood

display cabinet that brought $4,025 and above estimate. A Chinese blue and

white double gourd vase from the Wanli Period, 1573-1619, was estimated to

bring $1,5/2,000 and sold for $3,795. A pair of Chinese blue and white Meiping

from the Ming Dynasty also sold for $3,795.

A Chinese Famille Verte enameled charger from the Kangxi Period brought

$2,415. From the Twelfth Century, three Khmer gray sandstone busts in the

Angkor Wat style brought good prices. The busts of a goddess and a Buddha sold

for $1,840 each and another head of Buddha went for $2,070. Four Chinese Kesi

panels depicting the four seasons made a bid of $1,840. A very nice Chinese

hardstone inlaid lacquer four-panel screen brought $1,380; a Kinkozan vase,

signed in gold within a black square Kinkozan zo, from the Meiji Period,

$1,380; and a traditionally colored Imari bowl sold above estimate for $920.