10th Mar, 2023 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 334
 

334

A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BAT AND LOTUS’ DOUBLE BRUSHWASHER, BIXI, 1750-1850
1750-1850年青白玉蝙蝠荷花雙聯筆洗

Sold for €650

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Lot details

China. The washer is carved in the shape of two curled lotus leaves borne on leafy stalks and with furled rims, a bat perched above a bud between the larger and smaller leaf, the stalks issuing lotus buds and pod, the underside finely incised with veins. The translucent stone of a pale celadon color with few minor russet and cloudy white inclusions and with a fine polish.

Provenance: British private collection. The base with a collector’s number, ‘159039-15’.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few small chips to exposed areas.

Weight: 139.0 g
Dimensions: Length 11.4 cm

Expert’s note:
While lotus-form washers are a well-known design, this variation with two leaves serving as a ‘double washer’ is quite rare.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 388
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved jade ‘lotus’ brushwasher, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the jade. Note the size (17.8 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 100
Price: EUR 5,056 or approx. EUR 5,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade ‘frog on lotus leaf’ double brush washer, bixi, Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the related form, furled rim, and size (12.3 cm). Note the color of the jade.



1750-1850年青白玉蝙蝠荷花雙聯筆洗
中國。雙聯筆洗雕刻成兩片捲曲的荷葉,邊緣捲起,一隻蝙蝠棲息在大葉和小葉之間的花苞上;莖上長荷花苞和蓮藕。半透明的淺青色玉料,帶有少量輕微的赤褐色和白色絮狀物。筆洗表面拋光細膩,玉質瑩潤。

來源:英國私人收藏,底部有收藏編號 ‘159039-15’。
品相:狀況良好,輕微磨損,裸露區域有輕微磕損。

重量:139.0 克
尺寸:長11.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦蘇富比,2012年11月7日,lot 388
價格:GBP 10,000(相當於今日EUR 16,000
描述:清十八/十九世紀青白玉荷葉形洗
專家評論:比較相近的外形和玉石顏色。請注意尺寸(17.8 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:維也納Galerie Zacke,2021年10月15日,lot 100
價格:EUR 5,056(相當於今日EUR 5,500
描述:乾隆時期白玉青蛙荷葉筆洗
專家評論:比較相近的外形、邊緣翻捲和尺寸(12.3 厘米)。請注意玉石顏色。

 

China. The washer is carved in the shape of two curled lotus leaves borne on leafy stalks and with furled rims, a bat perched above a bud between the larger and smaller leaf, the stalks issuing lotus buds and pod, the underside finely incised with veins. The translucent stone of a pale celadon color with few minor russet and cloudy white inclusions and with a fine polish.

Provenance: British private collection. The base with a collector’s number, ‘159039-15’.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few small chips to exposed areas.

Weight: 139.0 g
Dimensions: Length 11.4 cm

Expert’s note:
While lotus-form washers are a well-known design, this variation with two leaves serving as a ‘double washer’ is quite rare.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 388
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved jade ‘lotus’ brushwasher, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the jade. Note the size (17.8 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 100
Price: EUR 5,056 or approx. EUR 5,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade ‘frog on lotus leaf’ double brush washer, bixi, Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the related form, furled rim, and size (12.3 cm). Note the color of the jade.



1750-1850年青白玉蝙蝠荷花雙聯筆洗
中國。雙聯筆洗雕刻成兩片捲曲的荷葉,邊緣捲起,一隻蝙蝠棲息在大葉和小葉之間的花苞上;莖上長荷花苞和蓮藕。半透明的淺青色玉料,帶有少量輕微的赤褐色和白色絮狀物。筆洗表面拋光細膩,玉質瑩潤。

來源:英國私人收藏,底部有收藏編號 ‘159039-15’。
品相:狀況良好,輕微磨損,裸露區域有輕微磕損。

重量:139.0 克
尺寸:長11.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦蘇富比,2012年11月7日,lot 388
價格:GBP 10,000(相當於今日EUR 16,000
描述:清十八/十九世紀青白玉荷葉形洗
專家評論:比較相近的外形和玉石顏色。請注意尺寸(17.8 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:維也納Galerie Zacke,2021年10月15日,lot 100
價格:EUR 5,056(相當於今日EUR 5,500
描述:乾隆時期白玉青蛙荷葉筆洗
專家評論:比較相近的外形、邊緣翻捲和尺寸(12.3 厘米)。請注意玉石顏色。

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