A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BAT AND LOTUS’ DOUBLE BRUSHWASHER, BIXI, 1750-1850China. The washer is carved in the shape of two curled lotus leaves borne on leafy stalks and with furled rims, a bat perched above a bud between the larger and smaller leaf, the stalks issuing lotus buds and pod, the underside finely incised with veins. The translucent stone of a pale celadon color with few minor russet and cloudy white inclusions and with a fine polish.Provenance: British private collection. The base with a collector’s number, ‘159039-15’.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few small chips to exposed areas.Weight: 139.0 gDimensions: Length 11.4 cmExpert’s note: While lotus-form washers are a well-known design, this variation with two leaves serving as a ‘double washer’ is quite rare.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2012, lot 388Price: GBP 10,000 or approx.EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A carved jade ‘lotus’ brushwasher, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form and color of the jade. Note the size (17.8 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 100Price: EUR 5,056 or approx.EUR 5,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A white jade ‘frog on lotus leaf’ double brush washer, bixi, QianlongExpert remark:pare the related form, furled rim, and size (12.3 cm). Note the color of the jade.1750-1850年青白玉蝙蝠荷花雙聯筆洗中國。雙聯筆洗雕刻成兩片捲曲的荷葉，邊緣捲起，一隻蝙蝠棲息在大葉和小葉之間的花苞上；莖上長荷花苞和蓮藕。半透明的淺青色玉料，帶有少量輕微的赤褐色和白色絮狀物。筆洗表面拋光細膩，玉質瑩潤。