A YELLOW JADE 'LOTUS' BRUSHWASHER
A YELLOW JADE 'LOTUS' BRUSHWASHER
18th century
Carved as a ribbon-tied bouquet of lotus and millet, the two largest lotus leaves with curled edges forming the water receptacles, interspersed with lotus blossoms and millet ears, a naturalistically carved frog, water snail and dragonfly adding elements of whimsy to the design, the details of the leaves and petals all finely incised, the evenly-colored stone with white inclusions and traces of the russet skin.
6in (15.2cm) long
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A YELLOW JADE 'LOTUS' BRUSHWASHER
18th century
Carved as a ribbon-tied bouquet of lotus and millet, the two largest lotus leaves with curled edges forming the water receptacles, interspersed with lotus blossoms and millet ears, a naturalistically carved frog, water snail and dragonfly adding elements of whimsy to the design, the details of the leaves and petals all finely incised, the evenly-colored stone with white inclusions and traces of the russet skin.
6in (15.2cm) long
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