A LARGE 18th CENTURY WHITE AND RUSSET JADE LOTUS LEAF BRUSH WASHER WITH FROG The stone is of a creamy white hue with sparse grey mottling as well as russet skin in placesChina, 18th centuryThe deep vessel is naturalistically carved as a large open lotus leaf borne on a stem that issues from the center of the base and is ending at the upper rim in arrangement with further stems that bear smaller lotus flowers and grasses, which extend around the sides and up towards the rim as well. Inside the undulated vessel we see a frog in an attentive posture and with bulging eyes. Shape: SculpturalDimensions: length is 14.5 cm, height is 4 cmWeight: 495.6 gramsCondition: very good condition with some miniscule natural flaws in the mineralProvenance: American private Museum collection Auction results comparison: Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Parts I & II), New York, 22 - 23 March 2012, lot 1947 (for a green jadeite frog and lotus brush washer) or Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, London, 11 November 2015, lot 50 (for a comparable Lotus washer with a crab and frog). 十八世紀大型白玉帶皮蓮葉青蛙筆洗白玉灰色肌理，局部留褐色皮中國， 十八世紀造型：雕塑尺寸：長14.5 厘米, 高 4 厘米重量：495.6 克品相：極好，稍有玉石天然缺陷 來源：美國私人美術館收藏