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(US$64,000-77,000)
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A VERY FINE AND RARE JADEITE BRUSHWASHER
QING DYNASTY
The washer is shaped as a ripe peach growing from a gnarled stem with leaves, the mottled russet areas effectively employed in the decorative scheme depicting five bats, wufu, superbly carved in the round, in flight around the peach, and two butterflies on the underside, the semi-translucent stone suffused with areas of bright and pale apple-green tones
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide, stand, box
QING DYNASTY
The washer is shaped as a ripe peach growing from a gnarled stem with leaves, the mottled russet areas effectively employed in the decorative scheme depicting five bats, wufu, superbly carved in the round, in flight around the peach, and two butterflies on the underside, the semi-translucent stone suffused with areas of bright and pale apple-green tones
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide, stand, box
(US$64,000-77,000)