A small Dehua lotus leaf-form brush washer, China, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $35,000 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Modeled in the form of a lotus leaf with an elegant stem beginning in the center and continuing around the bottom to the base, where it bears a partially open bud terminating in a flower blossom - 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long

Provenance: The Percival David Collection, London. 
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1977.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART III - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: QING CERAMICS, GLASS AND JADE CARVINGS, 19 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.