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Lot 88
A rectangular nephrite brush washer 19th century
13 – 23 October 2020, 12:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$15,075 inc. premium
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A rectangular nephrite brush washer
19th century
Designed as a circular basin with pearled rim and bombé walls encircled by overlapping lotus petals rising to the center of the curving shallow well to a rectangular tray, the tray with rounded corners carved in delicate low relief with bats flying amid dense cloud scrolls and a fine key-fret band around the flat rim, the exterior walls and recessed base also covered with dense cloud scrolls; the pale gray-green matrix marked with a few tiny black inclusions, some natural fissure lines and oatmeal-colored veins.
4 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4in (11 x 16 x 3.2cm)
Designed as a circular basin with pearled rim and bombé walls encircled by overlapping lotus petals rising to the center of the curving shallow well to a rectangular tray, the tray with rounded corners carved in delicate low relief with bats flying amid dense cloud scrolls and a fine key-fret band around the flat rim, the exterior walls and recessed base also covered with dense cloud scrolls; the pale gray-green matrix marked with a few tiny black inclusions, some natural fissure lines and oatmeal-colored veins.
4 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4in (11 x 16 x 3.2cm)














