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A MOTTLED CELADON JADE BRUSH-WASHER
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A MOTTLED CELADON JADE BRUSH-WASHER
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved from a greyish-celadon stone with irregular russet inclusions as a shallow half-fruit with a knobbly exterior, the handle as an intricate leafy twig curling along the underside and issuing small clusters of blossom--6½in. (16.5cm.) long, wood stand; and a 'chicken-bone' jade magonlia cup, 18th/early 19th century, carved from an opaque creamy-white stone as a tight upright flower-bud, the petal tips curling outwards, the deeply hollowed foot formed from a coiled stem issuing small buds and leaves--5in. (12.5cm.) high, wood stand (2)
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved from a greyish-celadon stone with irregular russet inclusions as a shallow half-fruit with a knobbly exterior, the handle as an intricate leafy twig curling along the underside and issuing small clusters of blossom--6½in. (16.5cm.) long, wood stand; and a 'chicken-bone' jade magonlia cup, 18th/early 19th century, carved from an opaque creamy-white stone as a tight upright flower-bud, the petal tips curling outwards, the deeply hollowed foot formed from a coiled stem issuing small buds and leaves--5in. (12.5cm.) high, wood stand (2)