A fine white jade 'lotus' washer


17th/18th centuryThe well polished stone finely carved with a large curled lotus leaf forming the vessel, the underside with ribbon-tied leafy tendrils, small flowering shoots and a seed pod curling up the side of the body to the rim, the stone of white tone with minor opaque white inclusions. 11cm (4 1/3in) long.
|十七/十八世紀 白玉雕荷葉洗Provenance:A distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏Compare with a related white jade lotus brush washer, Qianlong/ Jiaqing, which was sold at Bonhams London, 13 May 2010, lot 17. Another related pale green jade lotus washer, 17th/18th century, was also sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 11. 白玉質，洗身雕作荷葉形，掏膛而成，薄可透光，荷葉一側鏤空雕鋬，作荷葉蓮蓬，五條蓮莖與洗身相連，渾如天成，洗身荷葉口沿浮雕螺螄一隻，荷葉正面陰刻、反面陽刻經脈。可參考倫敦邦瀚斯售出一件乾隆或嘉慶白玉雕荷葉洗，形制類似，2010年5月13日，拍品編號17；另有售出一件十七或十八世紀青玉荷葉洗亦資參考，2012年5月17日，拍品編號11。