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Jade lotus brushwasher
Jade lotus brushwasher
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Jade lotus brushwasher with frog, duck and snail Late Ming dynasty (1550-1644)
Short title
Jade lotus brushwasher
Record number
BATEA : 448
Simple name
brushwasher
Classified name
stone; jade; brushwasher; Ming; floral; lotus; animal; frog; bird; duck; snail; scholar's studio; rebus; China; symbolism;
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Scholar's studio jade group, of slightly greyish celadon colour with brown suffusions consisting of a lotus leaf as a water container, the sides curled up, and one end pinched to form a pouring spout, at the other end a lotus bud, the petals well carved with edges turned back, the group joined by flower and leaf stems, a small duck on one side, a small frog and a snail under the leaf, all forming a rebus 'May you have an abundance of sons every year'.
Description material
jade
Description condition
good
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greyish celadon
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Description length
12.4 cm
Description height
5.5 cm
Description diameter
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6.4 cm
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probably 1550=1644
Production period
Ming
Production place
China
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