A SMALL GREENISH-GREY JADE LOTUS LEAF-FORM BRUSHWASHER
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SMALL GREENISH-GREY JADE LOTUS LEAF-FORM BRUSHWASHER

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A SMALL GREENISH-GREY JADE LOTUS LEAF-FORM BRUSHWASHER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
In the form of a lotus leaf and a blossom carved on the exterior and a sleeping duck and snail on the interior, the pale greenish-grey stone with some russet coloring; together with a small leaf-form jadeite water coupe, the deep sides carved in relief with a leafy, blossoming stem, of pale greenish-white color with a band of russet coloring at the rim
3 3/8 and 4 in. (8.5 and 10.2 cm.) long, wood stand (2)
Provenance
Lotus leaf brushwasher: The Gnam Collection.
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.

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