A rare Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a lotus rhizome 18th century

A rare Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a lotus rhizome 18th century, former from four lobes around which leaves and flowers and a single seed pod are tied from one end, the stone with russet markings, raised on a wood stand, 16.5cm. (2) Provenance: formerly in a European private collection. For similar examples, see Lin, Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, no. 38, p. 102; Na, Wu and Ch'en, Materworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, no. 31; and Zhang, Mingdai Yuqi, pl. 135, p. 183.