A DUAN STONE ‘LOTUS POND’ BRUSH WASHER, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The stone is naturalistically carved as a lotus pond with veined and furled leaves borne on stippled stems as well as pods and flowers, interspersed with roughly textured rockwork creating a striking contrast to the smoothly polished leaves and flowers, further carved in relief with small aquatic animals including three frogs, a cicada, and a fish.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Fine condition with expected old wear and traces of use, minuscule chips to exposed areas, minor old repair to one frog and the fish. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into thin hairlines.Weight: 727.4 gDimensions: Length 17.5 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 46Price: EUR 8,848 or approx.EUR9,700 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large duan stone ‘lotus pond’ basin, Qing dynastyExpert remark:pare the closely related form, color of the stone, and motif. Note the size (27 cm).清代端石雕刻蓮池筆洗中國，十九世紀。端石本身帶有天然石紋，外部雕工和内部掏膛十分講究。荷葉形，葉邊內卷，形成內凹的洗心。底部和葉邊四周浮雕水草、荷花、小荷葉及蟹、小魚、蛙等物相配。