A Chinese lapis lazuli peach-shaped water pot

A Chinese lapis lazuli peach-shaped water pot

Qing Dynasty

The mottled blue and grey stone hollowed and carved as a peach, the fruit issuing from gnarled branches with smaller fruits and slender leaves, with hardwood stand.

10cm across, 345g

PROVENANCE:

The John Laycock collection

Condition Report

Stone weight 345g. Minor/negligible signs of age. Please refer to images.

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