A JADE BRUSH REST SONG-MING DYNASTY

carved as a miniature landscape in the form of a mountain range, the peaks articulated in varying depths and heights, the contours and surface polished to a soft finish, the stone with white, yellow, and russet tones, wood stand (2)

Collection of Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong. 
S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco.

Stones of Virtue: Chinese Jades from the Gerald Godfrey Collection, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, 1989, cat. no. 363.

With a chip to a lower corner and an old minute chip to the other lower corner. The edges with wear and abrasions consistent with age. The stone with natural fissures and inclusions and the color slightly more brown that the printed catalogue image. There is an old label affixed to the base.Please note that this lot includes a stand, frame or other component made from a type of Chinese hardwood, which, if exported, will require a CITES permit to leave the United States.
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