THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A VERY FINE PALE CELADON JADE OVAL BRUSH-POT, BITONG
Details
A VERY FINE PALE CELADON JADE OVAL BRUSH-POT, BITONG
18th century
Naturalistically carved and detailed as rockwork issuing pine trees and lingzhi, with a squirrel perched high on the rock looking down at a second emerging from a hole in the bough of a tree, the foliage extending onto the irregular rim, the well-polished stone of even tone with some well-used russet inclusions
6in. (15cm.) high
18th century
Naturalistically carved and detailed as rockwork issuing pine trees and lingzhi, with a squirrel perched high on the rock looking down at a second emerging from a hole in the bough of a tree, the foliage extending onto the irregular rim, the well-polished stone of even tone with some well-used russet inclusions
6in. (15cm.) high
Provenance
The Summer Palace, Beijing, by family tradition since the 19th Century