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                                            A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘LOTUS’      清十八至十九世紀   碧玉一甲連科荷葉式筆洗
                                            WASHER
                                            QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH
                                            CENTURY
                                            naturalistically worked in the form of a large
                                            furled lotus pad, rendered borne on a stem on the
                                            underside and decorated with a cluster of stems
                                            extending around the exterior to envelope the
                                            rim with leaves and budding blooms, the interior
                                            of the vessel further decorated in the round with
                                            a frog and a crab, the stone of a rich deep green
                                            colour with white inclusions, the stone of a green
                                            tone with patches of russet, wood stand
                                            26.3 cm, 10⅜ in.
                                            HK$ 300,000-400,000
                                            US$ 38,300-51,000
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