QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A WHITE JADE LEAF-FORM WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved as a broad lotus leaf with undulated sides and to the interior in high relief with a recumbent crane with its head turned grasping a lingzhi in its beak. The slightly recessed base is inscribed with a three-character mark reading jingqi xuan (Pavilion of Peaceful Repose). The stone is of a translucent even white tone with some natural inclusions.
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) wide, cloth box

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Lot Essay

Jingqi xuan (Pavilion of Peaceful Repose) refers to a pavilion located in the imperial garden Yingtai (Sea Terrace). A very similar three-character mark can be found on a Jun tripod jardinière in the Palace Museum Beijing collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 30, no. 25.

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