China, 1644-1912. The translucent stone of an appealing color ranging from apple to emerald green with ochre-russet inclusions. Two boys are attempting to climb up the basin, the rim is decorated with incised lines, also with an open and a closed lotus flower. Matching wood base. (2)
Condition: Good condition, some of the natural fissures and inclusions may have developed into minor chips or cracks, also with minor chipping and wear. The matching base with some wear and traces of use.Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo- Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Weight: 6,346 g excl. base. Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm excl. base. Base size 5.5 x 23.1 x 16.4 cm.