A large soapstone brush washer on a wooden stand

Qing dynasty, 19th century
Length: 8 ¾ in (22.5 cm)
Height: 2 in (6.6 cm) excluding stand

A large foliated bowl raised on a short and hollowed foot, the outer wall carved in openwork with sprays of lotus, and inner rim with plum blossoms, peonies and chrysanthemums. Together with a large fitted wooden stand.

Each plant symbolizes a season, the peony for spring, the lotus for summer, the chrysanthemum for fall, and the plum tree for winter.

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 54

Ref. 858943

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