A Rare Jade Brushwasher Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

the shallow flat-base washer carved in the form of an irregular oval with short sides and a flat-cut rim, set to one side with a thick gnarled branch carved in openwork, the branch extending along the rim and into the interior with clusters of leaves and three peaches, the exterior and base naturalistically carved with tree bark markings and bumps, the stone of a pale celadon-green tone with attractive russet inclusions complementing the design

The overall condition is quite good. The actual colour is a tinge greener than the catalogue image.
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For a related jade brushwasher from the Ming dynasty from the Qing court collection, and still in Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 277, no. 295. For an 18th century example, see Theresa Tse Bartholomew and He Li, The Tata Collection of Chinese Antiquities in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vatsu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, 2002, cat. no. 48.