OBJECTS FOR THE SCHOLAR'S DESK, Hong Kong 2014
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Scholar’s Implements

CATALOGUE 2014

A WHITE JADE WATERPOT

Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Length: 7.8cm

The jade is carved in the shape of two lotus leaves and a bud, their stems bound together by a sash. One lotus leaf is curled inward forming the well of the vessel. The jade is white in tone with russet patches and rests on a wooden stand.

SIMILAR EXAMPLE
A similar white jade waterpot carved with a peach design is illustrated in The Minor Arts of China IV, Spink & Son Ltd, p. 124, Catalogue No. 175

清十八世紀 白玉荷葉紋隨型水盂