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1 of 253523 objects
China
Lotus brush washer eighteenth to nineteenth century
Smoky quartz with green staining | 7.4 x 8.8 x 7.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 11661
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A brush washer in the form of a curled lotus leaf with undulating rim, with some green staining on the outside, a lotus bloom, three leaves, a bat and a dragonfly. The outside of the leaf carved with veins in relief.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Mary by 1930. Listed in Queen Mary's Bibelots Vol. II, no. 318.
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Creator(s)
(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Smoky quartz with green staining
Measurements
7.4 x 8.8 x 7.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
China
