A rare Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a lotus rhizome Qianlong 1736-95, the central stem with four irregular lobes encircled by leafy tendrils, flowers and seed pods, all resting on a flattened veined leaf, the stems all tied together at one end, raised on a reticulated hardwood stand carved as crashing waves, 15.2cm. (2)

Cf. Lin, Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, p.102, no.38, and also Na, Wu and Ch'en, Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, no.31.