A CHINESE AVENTURINE GLASS 'LOTUS' BRUSH WASHER

£4,000 - £6,000

QING DYNASTY

Formed as a large furling leaf incised with veins, the underside with an insect, with a further small leaf and a blossoming lotus flower issuing from the stem, 12.3cm.

Cf. R Zhang, Luster of Autumn Water: Glass of the Qing Imperial Workshop, p.272, no.103 for a comparable aventurine glass brush washer formed as a lotus leaf.

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