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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘BOY AND LOTUS’ BRUSH WASHER, QING DYNASTY
Lot 176 - HS1224
China, 1644-1912. Well carved in openwork as a body holding a millet stalk and hunching over an upturned furled lotus leaf framed by two lingzhi and a blossoming prunus branch, the underside neatly detailed, the translucent stone of a white tone with cloudy inclusions, russet patches and veins, and few dark gray specks.
Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired in the local auction market in Lyon, France.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and few natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairline cracks.
Weight: 204 g
Dimensions: Length 12.1 cm
Jade carvings of boys and lotus were very popular during the Ming dynasty. One of the words for lotus (lian) is a pun for “continuous” and the boy implies the wish for a son. The two together form the rebus liansheng guizi (may you continuously give birth to distinguished sons).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 5 November 2009, lot 272
Price: GBP 3,600 or approx. EUR 7,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A greyish-green jade brushwasher, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related motif and manner of carving. Note the size (15.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 14 October 2014, lot 6105
Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jade lotus-form brush washer
Expert remark: Compare the related stone and manner of carving with similar color and furled lotus leaf. Note the size (14 cm).
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