A fine and small pale green jade 'peach' waterpot


18th centuryDelicately carved in the form of a peach with its well-hollowed interior forming the vessel, borne on gnarled leafy branches carved in low relief with a bat perching on the exterior, the stone of a greenish-white tone, wood stand. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) wide (2).
|十八世紀 青白玉雕桃形水丞 Provenance:Douglas J.K.Wright, LondonThe Lester family collection, Saffron Walden, UK, acquired from the above circa 1970Marchant, LondonExhibited, Published and Illustrated:Marchant, 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, London, 2010, no.19來源：英國倫敦Douglas J.K.Wright舊藏英國Saffron Walden，Lester家族舊藏，於約1970年購自前者倫敦Marchant展覽、出版及著錄：Marchant，《85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing》，倫敦，2010年，編號19青白玉質，雕作桃形，掏膛精薄，外壁淺浮雕桃枝葉，口沿處雕蝙蝠一隻。桃言壽，蝠音福，此件水丞則有福壽寓意。