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
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
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