Lot Essay
A similar Qianlong brushwasher was sold in Hong Kong, 27 October 1992, lot 148.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN UNUSUAL ENAMELLED SHELL-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER
Details
AN UNUSUAL ENAMELLED SHELL-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Well modelled as a flattened conch shell, with stepped layers depicting the concentric cone shape, the exterior textured with numerous spots under a pale sea-green glaze, the opening of the shell formed as the interior of the washer, painted in iron-red with a scene of the seabed surrounded by gilt outlines
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide, box
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Well modelled as a flattened conch shell, with stepped layers depicting the concentric cone shape, the exterior textured with numerous spots under a pale sea-green glaze, the opening of the shell formed as the interior of the washer, painted in iron-red with a scene of the seabed surrounded by gilt outlines
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) wide, box