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A WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD BRUSH WASHER, XI

18TH-19TH CENTURY

The vessel is carved in the form of a double-gourd borne on a leafy vine that forms an
openwork handle at one end, and bears smaller gourds on the sides. A bat in fight spans the
two openings. The softly polished, semi-translucent stone is of pale greenish-white color with
an area of brown speckling on the underside.
4º in. (10.7 cm.) wide
$5,000-7,000

清十八/十九世紀 白玉「瓜瓞綿綿」洗

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