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(US$5,000-8,000)
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A CELADON LEAF-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD
The washer is naturalistically modelled as a leaf with incised veins on the interior and moulded veins on the reverse, the interior of the washer applied with a moulded beetle under a rusty-brown glaze, the surface of the leaf is entirely covered in a pale celadon glaze except for six 'sesame seed' spur marks on the base
5 3/4 in. (15 cm.) long, box
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD
The washer is naturalistically modelled as a leaf with incised veins on the interior and moulded veins on the reverse, the interior of the washer applied with a moulded beetle under a rusty-brown glaze, the surface of the leaf is entirely covered in a pale celadon glaze except for six 'sesame seed' spur marks on the base
5 3/4 in. (15 cm.) long, box