• Dimension: Height: 2 7/8 in (7.0 cm) Length: 6 3/4 in (17.0 cm) Width: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Weight: 446.0g
• Estimate From: $5000
• Estimate To: $8000

Chinese. The washer carved as a furled lotus leaf borne on stems issuing lotus flowers, the exterior carved with a frog. The stone is of even polished white tone. Qing Dynasty period.

此筆洗質地白净溫潤細膩，呈荷葉型。荷花自古以來都代表了中國文人出“淤泥而不染，濯清漣而不妖”的精神。在清代白玉常被用來雕琢成各種植物形式的文房用具，反應了清代學者們崇尚自然的文人雅趣。邊上附著魚、蟹、青蛙，雕工精美，造型飽滿別緻，刀法簡練有力。 來源：洛杉磯重要私人收藏
Provenance: Property from an important Los Angeles private collection