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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GREENISH-WHITE JADE LEAF-FORM BRUSHWASHER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A GREENISH-WHITE JADE LEAF-FORM BRUSHWASHER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved as a large peony leaf borne on a leafy gnarled branch bearing two flowers that forms a handle at one end, with a praying mantis perched on one side of the inward-curved rim as it peers into the interior, the stone of pale greyish-green color
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long, wood stand, box
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved as a large peony leaf borne on a leafy gnarled branch bearing two flowers that forms a handle at one end, with a praying mantis perched on one side of the inward-curved rim as it peers into the interior, the stone of pale greyish-green color
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long, wood stand, box