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(US$9,000-12,000)
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A FINE WHITE JADE PEACH-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER
18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved as a hollow peach issuing from a leafy gnarled branch, with a crouching monkey reaching for the rim of the vessel opposite a bat in flight, the stone of even white tone with russet patches to the surface, surface colour enhanced, nicks to extremities of carving
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved as a hollow peach issuing from a leafy gnarled branch, with a crouching monkey reaching for the rim of the vessel opposite a bat in flight, the stone of even white tone with russet patches to the surface, surface colour enhanced, nicks to extremities of carving
4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) wide