A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADEITE 'PEACH AND BAT' BRUSH WASHER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADEITE 'PEACH AND BAT' BRUSH WASHER,

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

in the form of a peach laid on its side, the well-hollowed interior rimmed by a teardrop-shaped mouth, a tree shrew in high relief clambering toward the opening, at the opposite end an openwork stem issuing curling leaves carved in the round and supporting a pair of bats, the stone an icy celadon transmuting to amber at the bats, wood stand. 2 pieces.

length 3 7/8 in.; 9.9 cm