A Bamboo 'Lotus' Brushwasher Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

naturalistically carved in the form of a lotus bloom with rounded pointed petals, one furled outwards revealing a finely incised pod, a small crab resting on the interior of the washer, the underside carved with a three stems, one leading to a lotus bud, a furled lotus pad set on one side of the bloom with meticulously carved venation