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18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A CELADON JADE 'PHOENIX-FORM' BRUSH WASHER, XI
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The vessel with sloping sides and four bird-form supports rests on a pierced rectangular base. It is surmounted at one end with the head and wings of a phoenix. Its facial details and feathers are finely incised. The stone is of a pale even tone with a pale russet and cloudy inclusion.
5½ in. (14 cm.) long
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The vessel with sloping sides and four bird-form supports rests on a pierced rectangular base. It is surmounted at one end with the head and wings of a phoenix. Its facial details and feathers are finely incised. The stone is of a pale even tone with a pale russet and cloudy inclusion.
5½ in. (14 cm.) long
Provenance
Private UK Collection acquired in Hong Kong in the 1950s.
With Jade House, purchased 24 June 1957.
With Jade House, purchased 24 June 1957.
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Please note this item is dated to the 18th/19th Century and not as stated in the catalogue.
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