A celadon jade ‘Lotus’ washer, Yuan-Ming dynasty. Photo Sotheby's
naturalistically carved in the form of a curled lotus leaf borne on a bundle of curved stems issuing further lotus pod, flower bud, leaves and arrowheads around the side, the stone of a pale celadon tone suffused with darker brown inclusions near the base; 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimation 40,000 -- 60,000 GBP
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 28th December 1966..
Exposition:85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, Marchanson, London, 2010.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com
