Lot 25. A rare robin's-egg glazed lingzhi-shaped washer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 13cm (5 1/8in) high. Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022

Moulded as two long gnarled auspicious lingzhi fungus stems rising to one large terminal, the base with small rock-pool, covered in a vacuous turquoise-blue glaze.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (label)
An English private collection
Bonhams Knightsbridge, London, 2 November 2009, lot 78.

Note: Compare with a related robin's egg-glazed vase in the shape of a lingzhi, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, (acc.no.K1B005520).