A CELADON JADE ‘FLORAL’ WASHER 17TH CENTURY

modelled in the form of a flower with a domed centre and four curved petals, the exterior carved in openwork with an array of composite flower heads including lotus, peony and chrysanthemum, borne on entwined leafy stems forming the base, the stone of a greyish-celadon tone with russet inclusions

An English Private Collection.

There is a small 2mm by 2mm chip to one of the petals of the chrysanthemum flower at the rim, there are also some minor nicks and flaws to other flowers and some further flaws to the interior and to some floral scrolls around this.
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