A GOOD CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEACH-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER

A GOOD CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEACH-SHAPED BRUSHWASHER
QIANLONG 1736-95

Finely carved with loose ring side handles surmounted by bats which peer over the rim, the rounded body carved with a wide archaistic band of taotie masks, raised on four tapering feet, the pale celadon stone with darker striations and russet inclusions, together with a cruciform wood stand, 18cm. (2)

Provenance: property of a Lady, purchased from Mallett and Son Ltd, 22nd July 1952, a copy of the invoice is available.

Jade peach and bat washers are rare. Peaches are usually associated with longevity, representing the wish for a long life. For bats, the Chinese character itself shares a similar sound as the words for 'fortune' and 'prosperity', which often related to the blessing for having a joyful and wealthy life. One washer in the Palace Museum, Beijing, of a related form is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, vol.10, no.193. See also Christie's London, 11th November 2003, lot 54 for another similar example. A further jade washer carved in a peach shape along with two bats is in the Alan and Simone Hartman collection, illustrated in Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, pl.107.

清乾隆 青白玉饕餮紋雙蝠耳銜活環桃形洗
來源：女士收藏，1952 年7月22日購於從 Mallett and Son Ltd（附發票複印件）。