Beschreibung:

A CARVED GREEN AND RUSSET 'DUAN' 'MELON-FORM' WASHER20th century
The ovoid body worked naturalistically in the form of a melon, the sides carved with leafy foliage and curled tendrils, all issuing from a gnarled stem at one end, the high-relief motifs in tones of yellow and amber against a sage-green ground.
5 3/4in (14.6cm) longFootnotes二十世紀 端石瓜式洗
Provenance:
The Morpurgo Collection
Sotheby's, London, 8 November 2018, lot 63Additional informationAuction informationLOTS IN THE Catalogue WITH A "T" NEXT TO THE LOT NUMBER CONTAIN A US IMPORT TARIFF
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