A CHINESE WHITE JADE LOTUS WATER POT

18TH CENTURY

Carved as a large lotus seed pod with two flowerheads, the stems tied together with a ribbon, together with a wood stand carved as further lotus leaves and seed pods, 16cm. (2)

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, Vol 42, p.62, no.50 for a similar jade carving of a lotus.