A WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD BRUSH WASHER, XI

A WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD BRUSH WASHER, XI

18TH-19TH CENTURY

The vessel is carved in the form of a double-gourd borne on a leafy vine that forms an openwork handle at one end, and bears smaller gourds on the sides. A bat in flight spans the two openings. The softly polished, semi-translucent stone is of pale greenish-white color with an area of brown speckling on the underside.

4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) wide