Lot 98
CELADON JADE 'PEACH' BRUSH WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 16 May 2018 at 17:00 BST
£11,250
Description
in the form of a hollowed peach, the exterior carved with outstretched wings beside gnarled leafy branches, the stone of greyish celadon tone with russet patches underneath cleverly integrated into the carving
Dimensions
8.6cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection; purchased from William Clayton Fine Chinese Jade, Porcelain and Works of Art, London, in the 1960s and 1970s.