17TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE CELADON JADE LOTUS BRUSH-WASHER AND COVER
17th century
Carved as a large curled lotus-leaf beside a smaller one, a bud and a pod with cover surmounted by a winged insect with pronounced mandibles, all supported by stems tied with a long ribbon, the semi-translucent stone with some russet natural flaws
9in. (23cm.) wide, carved wood stand
17th century
Carved as a large curled lotus-leaf beside a smaller one, a bud and a pod with cover surmounted by a winged insect with pronounced mandibles, all supported by stems tied with a long ribbon, the semi-translucent stone with some russet natural flaws
9in. (23cm.) wide, carved wood stand
Exhibited
Spink and Son Ltd, An Exhibition of Fine Jade, 1981; illustrated in the Catalogue, no.54.