A RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' BRUSH WASHER 17th/18th century The bird carved with its head gently tilted back to rest on the right shoulder, the wings and bifurcated tail crisply carved in shallow relief with stylised feathers of archaistic design, the back deeply hollowed to form the vessel, the stone of pale green tone with white and darker inclusions. 10.1cm (4 1/4in) long. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕鳳凰式洗 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, no.76. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號76 The present lot takes its inspiration from late Song to early Ming dynasty birds carved in the same pose. See for example, a yellow jade bird, Song/Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.96, no.81. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com