A JADEITE LOBED 'CHILONG AND PHOENIX' WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

of quatrefoil section with flared sides rising from a slightly recessed base, carved in openwork with an elongated chilong clambering along the rim on one side, opposite a swooped phoenix perched on the other, the translucent stone of a variegated green colour with pale cloud inclusions and golden undertones heightened by a fine polish

This rare washer is in overall very good condition, The foot rim is slightly polished along the edge on one lobe on about 2 cm. possibly to conceal a chip. There is some expected occasional minor nibbling along the edges of the carving, and the rim has possibly been very lightly polished in some areas. The tip-end of the phoenix wings (as in the catalogue illustration) maybe polished to conceal chips.
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