A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CIRCULAR 'LOTUS' BOX AND COVER

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Delicately carved in openwork with a roundel enclosing a lotus flowerhead to the cover, the sides pierced with scrolling foliage, all raised on a short straight foot, the pale stone with some small dark specks, with a paper label for Marchant to the base, together with a wood stand, 5.9cm. (3)

Provenance: from an American West Coast private collection; purchased from Marchant on 7th October 1997.