A FINE WHITE JADE 'PEACH' WASHER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

of shallow peach form, carved in high relief to one side with a pair of bats perched with wings outstretched on the leafy stalk, to the other with a pointed lip, the stone of very pale celadon-white tone

The washer is in very good condition.
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A closely related example was sold at Christie's New York, 24^th February 1978, lot 111; and another, but with a wider incurved mouth, was sold in our New York rooms, 27^th February 1981, lot 446. Compare also a white jade brushwasher of deep rounded peach-form, carved with a branch vaulting the mouth of the vessel and a bat on either side, from the Mrs. N.B. Pilcher Collection, sold in these rooms, 30^th October 1987, lot 304; and a mottled grey and brown example, decorated with a similar gnarled leafy branch, sold at Christie's New York, 1^st June 1990, lot 35.

The highly auspicious combination of peaches and bats represents the wish for blessings and longevity.