A PALE GREEN JADE PEACH-SHAPED BRUSH-WASHER Ming Dynasty (2)A PALE GREEN JADE PEACH-SHAPED BRUSH-WASHERMing DynastyThe body finely carved as a hollow peach borne on a leafy gnarled branch issuing a further smaller peach and blossoms forming the handle and base, the stone of celadon tone with russet inclusions, wood stand. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) long. (2).明 青白玉桃式洗 Provenance: Sotheby's London, 16 July 1957, lot 244 (part lot)Victor Ezekiel (1905-1976), and thence by descent來源： 倫敦蘇富比, 1957年7月16日，拍品編號244（其一）Victor Ezekiel（1905-1976年）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Victor Ezekiel and his father Marcus Ezekiel were two leading figures in the formative years of Chinese art collecting in London in the first part of the 20th century. Marcus Ezekiel was born in Bombay in 1854, and was employed in Shanghai by E.D.Sassoon & Co, and later became director of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Marcus formed an extensive collection of Chinese art, mostly ceramics, but his son Victor would collect mostly jade and hardstone carvings. Victor Ezekiel was much involved with the Oriental Ceramic Society, serving as a Council Member from 1965 to 1970. He was generous with loans to the Society's exhibitions, 'The Arts of the Ch'ing Dynasty' in 1964, 'The Animal in Chinese Art' in 1968, and the Society's Fiftieth Anniversary exhibition, 'The Ceramic Art of China', in 1971.public_sentiment_keywords: Jade+sui ** Jade +sui ** Jade +hanis_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item/51930698.jpgsold_price_type: £