Sale 1639
New York
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29 March 2006
Price realised
USD 9,000
Estimate
A CHICKEN-BONE JADE HIBISCUS-FORM BRUSHWASHER 16TH/17TH CENTURY Well carved as a large hibiscus blossom borne on a leafy, budding stem that forms the openwork base and handle to one side where a curious chilong pulls itself up from amidst the stem and leaves to peer over the rim into the interior, the well-polished, opaque stone with dark veining and fine blackish mottling 7 in. (17.8 cm.) across, wood stand
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