A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE 'FLOWER AND CRANE' WASHER, 19TH CENTURY

The washer is carved and pierced in the form of a flower head growing from an intricate network of leafy stems with several smaller buds. Two cranes are perched at opposite sides, one clasping a lingzhi sprig in its beak. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with some minor streaked inclusions.
63⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide

Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.

Provenance

Property of Mrs Raymond Burton.
Christie's London, 1 June 1965, lot 92.
Private English Collection, predominantly acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.