A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘LOTUS LEAF’ BRUSH WASHER, 17TH CENTURY China. The deep rhyton-shaped vessel finely carved as a furled lotus leaf with boldly incised veins to the exterior, the oval base in the form of entwined branches with smaller curved leaves and a lotus bud. The mostly translucent stone of a deep celadon tone with russet shadings skillfully incorporated in the depiction as well as dark speckles and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: Property from the George Brauel Collection. Christie's New York, 6 April 2010, lot 358 (part lot). Roger Keverne, London, acquired from the above. Roger Keverne served as the Chairman of Asian Art in London and as the President of BADA. He began his 50-year career with Spink & Son, rising to head the Asian department by the age of only 28. He left Spink in 1992 to start his own gallery together with Miranda Clarke, his wife and business partner, in Mayfair, London, which eventually closed its doors in June 2020.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbling here and there.

Weight: 215.8 g
Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm

Expert’s note: The furled lotus leaf design became popular because its wavy lip could be used as a brush rest. Opposed to that, rhytons mostly have a straight lip.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related celadon jade leaf-form brush washer, dated 17th-18th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 17 September 2013, lot 123, sold for USD 25,000.

十七世紀青玉留皮蓮葉筆洗
中國，十七世紀。筆洗如捲起的荷葉，清晰的葉脈，橢圓形的底座如纏繞的荷葉，帶有小花骨朵。深青色半透明玉料，巧妙利用其赤褐色陰影，以及深色斑點和白色内沁。

來源：George Brauel 收藏。紐約佳士得2010年4月6日 lot 358 (拍品組中的一件)。倫敦Roger Keverne，購於上述收藏。Roger Keverne 曾擔任倫敦亞洲藝術協會主席和 BADA 總裁。 他在 Spink & Son 開始了他 50 年的職業生涯，年僅 28 歲就成為亞洲部門的負責人。他於 1992 年離開 Spink，與他的妻子和商業夥伴 Miranda Clarke 在倫敦Mayfair成立了自己的藝廊 ，最終於 2020 年 6 月關閉。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損。

重量：215.8 克
尺寸：長 10.2 厘米

專家注釋：捲起的荷葉設計在當時非常流行，因為它翻捲的邊緣可以用作筆架。

拍賣結果比較：一件十七至十八世紀的青玉葉形筆洗，見紐約蘇富比 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2013年9月17日 lot 123, 售價USD 25,000。