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AN EXCEPTIONAL WHITE JADE ‘LINGZHI’ WASHER
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG – QIANLONG PERIOD

清雍正至乾隆 白玉瑞蝠靈芝洗

superbly carved, naturalistically worked and well hollowed in
the form of a large lingzhi head with two bats perched atop
one of its scrolled edges, borne on an intertwining network of
gnarled stems in sophisticated openwork forming the base,
the whorled curving stems extended to the sides issuing
clusters of attendant lingzhi heads and lanceolate leaves
around the exterior with further bats in flight, the stone of
an even white tone suffused with milky-caramel inclusions
predominantly along the upper part of the vessel, wood stand
w. 18.8 cm, 7⅜ in.

HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000