QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
LENGTH: 7.9CM
The waterpot is carved in the form of a hollowed peach borne on a
leafy stem issuing smaller attendant fruits. The stone is of a warm
honey-orange tone.
Objects fashioned from yellow agate appeared in the 18th century and
were often found in the form of small scholar’s objects. One such
example of a melon and leaf washer was published in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles
of the Study 故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系： 文玩, Shanghai, 2009, p.
131, Catalogue No. 104.
| 清中期 黃瑪瑙桃形水丞 |
