Lot 2827
2827
A BAMBOO ROOT LOTUS LEAF-FORM WASHER
A BAMBOO ROOT LOTUS LEAF-FORM WASHER
A BAMBOO ROOT LOTUS LEAF-FORM WASHER
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A BAMBOO ROOT LOTUS LEAF-FORM WASHER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details
A BAMBOO ROOT LOTUS LEAF-FORM WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved in the form of a lotus leaf with an incurved rim, the exterior naturalistically carved with leaf veins and a lotus stalk growing from the bottom.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Gerard Hawthorn, acquired 1970s.
Fine Chinese Bamboo Carvings from the Personal Collection of Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2008, lot 2325.

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Lot Essay

This rare example of a lotus washer is stylistically very similar to a bamboo jar in the form of a lotus leaf bearing a Hou Xiaoxeng seal and dated to the Ming Dynasty, illustrated by H.L.Huang in The Exquisite Art of Bamboo Carving, Taipei, pp. 236-237.

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