A BAMBOO BRUSH WASHER, EARLY QINGChina, 17th - 18th century. Carved as a single lotus leaf with a small blossom on its side and a crab sitting in its center. Fine, naturalistic detail work and beautiful old patina.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with some natural flaws and hairlines to the material and old wear. One tiny chip to backside, almost invisible to the naked eye, otherwise no damages at all. The inner edges with a thick layer of old soiling, remainders of usage centuries ago.Weight: 61.8 grams.Dimensions: Diagonal diameter 14 cm.Compare with a related brush washer, also dated to 17th/18th century, in ‘Chinese Works of Art’, A&J Speelman, London 2006, page 122, and another in ‘Uncanny Ingenuity and Celestial Feats, The Carvings of Ming an Qing Dynasties’, the National Palace Museum Taipei, pages 53-57, dated to 17th - early 18th century.清初竹雕筆洗中國，十七至十八世紀。荷葉形，一邊可見一朵荷花花苞，荷葉上有一隻小河蟹。巧奪天工，老包漿溫和美麗。來源：德國私人收藏品相：品相極好，一些天然缺陷及材料内髮絲綫裂縫與舊磨損。背面一條細小裂縫，肉眼几不可見。沒有其他損壞。筆洗内有一層厚厚的污垢，可能是幾個世紀前使用后留下的。重量：61.8 克尺寸：對角綫14 厘米