California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 10, 2016  September 10, 2016

 Lot # 3181 
A SPINACH JADE 'MONKEY AND LONGEVITY PEACH' WASHER    碧玉雕靈猴壽桃水洗


  • Dimension: Height: 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm) Width: 6 1/4 in (15.9 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1000
  • Estimate To: $1800

Exquisitely carved and pierced in the form of a hollowed peach form , carved around the body in varying levels of relief with two monkeys clambering to both sides, a bat with outstretched wings and two long leafy branches meandering across the surface with smaller peaches extending to the underside rim, the stone of an even spinach green color accentuated with dark speckles, the base with an poem inscription in gilt.