Details
The washer is carved and pierced in the form of a flower head growing from an intricate network of leafy stems with several smaller buds. Two cranes are perched at opposite sides, one clasping a lingzhi sprig in its beak. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with some minor streaked inclusions.
638 in. (16.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property of Mrs Raymond Burton.
Christie's London, 1 June 1965, lot 92.
Private English Collection, predominantly acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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