A ROCK CRYSTAL 'DOUBLE-GOURD' BRUSH WASHER 18th/19th century (3)A ROCK CRYSTAL 'DOUBLE-GOURD' BRUSH WASHER18th/19th centuryCarved in the form of a double-gourd section, borne on a gnarled vine that forms openwork decoration on the sides issuing leafy curling tendrils, two intertwining leafy branches carved on the bottom in high relief, stand and box. 11.4cm (4 1/2in) long. (3).十八/十九世紀 水晶葫蘆洗The double-gourd is auspicious and symbolise blessings and emoluments. The network of vines and combination of larger and smaller gourds symbolises the wish for ceaseless generations of male descendants, Guadie Mianmian.洗作束腰葫蘆形，淺腹，頂部接籐，籐鏤雕沿葫蘆下垂，其上接相互纏繞的蔓、葉及小葫蘆一個。寓意「福祿」的葫蘆為清代常見裝飾題材，另大小葫蘆亦有「子孫萬代」之意。