A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SEAL PASTE BOX AND BRUSHWASHER THE PASTE BOX QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

Description: A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SEAL PASTE BOX AND BRUSHWASHER
THE PASTE BOX QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), CIRCA 19TH CENTURY
The seal paste box carved in the form of a flattened pomegranate fruit, the stone very well hollowed, and of even pale celadon green hue. The brushwasher in the form of a leaf with cicada and butterfly, of white jade.
The paste box 2cm high, 8cm wide. The washer 3cm high, 11cm wide

PROVENANCE:
A private collection from Adelaide, collected in Hong Kong in the 1970s and early 1980s, sold in these rooms on 8 October 2018, lot 237

Condition:

Condition: No visible faults or damage

LJ delivery size: Small

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