A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE LOTUS LEAF POURING VESSEL
19TH CENTURY
In the form of a large lotus leaf tapering to a spout at one end and carved around the sides with a lotus pod, a blossom and other leaves, all borne on stems that form the openwork base and support two water birds, a third bird seated on the out-turned rim of the leaf; together with a pale greenish-white jade carving of a gnarled branch bearing two pomegranates
6¾ and 6 in. (17.2 and 15.2 cm.) long, wood stand (2)
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE LOTUS LEAF POURING VESSEL
19TH CENTURY
In the form of a large lotus leaf tapering to a spout at one end and carved around the sides with a lotus pod, a blossom and other leaves, all borne on stems that form the openwork base and support two water birds, a third bird seated on the out-turned rim of the leaf; together with a pale greenish-white jade carving of a gnarled branch bearing two pomegranates
6¾ and 6 in. (17.2 and 15.2 cm.) long, wood stand (2)