Details
The first, an agate brush washer, is carved in the form of a curled lotus leaf borne on a stem that is tied together with a branch with a lotus bud; the second, a mottled-white jade bowl, is carved in the form of a stylized, up-turned plum blossom borne on a winding leafy stem with two smaller flowers and a bud; the third, a white jade plaque which also serves as a washer, is carved with three peachs and a bat on the front and two further bats on the border on the reverse; the fourth, a moss agate lotus leaf brush washer, is carved in the form of a curled lotus leaf borne on a stem tied together with other branches with lotus blossoms and smaller lotus leaves.
438 in. (11 cm.) wide; 358 in. (9.2 cm.) wide; 358 in. (9.2 cm.) wide; 458 in. (11.7 cm.) wide


Provenance
Agate brush washer: Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 1963.
Mottled white jade bowl: Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 1969.
White jade plaque/brush washer: Acquired prior to 1977.
Moss agate brush washer: Nagatani, Inc., 1977.
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