A PALE YELLOW AND CELADON JADE WASHER, MING DYNASTY
China, 1368-1644. Of circular form, the gently curved sides with a neatly incised circumferential key-fret band within a raised border, the translucent stone of a pale yellow and celadon tone with russet veins and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: From the collection of Pauline Lederman, New York, acquired circa mid-1960s, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 92.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 6.4 cm (at the rim), Width 7.2 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related but larger celadon jade washer, incised with a floral band and of arguably lesser quality than the present lot, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in The Muwen Tang Collection of Chinese Jades, on 1 December 2016, lot 94, sold for HKD 87,500. Also compare a closely related pale yellow jade washer, with a similar central circumferential band, but with archaistic dragons in the form of C-shaped scrolls, dated to the early Qing dynasty, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 8 April 2014, lot 3031, sold for HKD 1,720,000 (together with a metal spoon).

明代青玉筆洗
中國，1368-1644年。圓形，外壁稍呈弧形，一條雷紋裝飾帶。半透明的淺黃色青玉石料，赤褐色的脈絡和白色絮狀物。

來源：紐約Pauline Lederman收藏，購於上世紀六十年代中期，至此保存在同一家族至今。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，天然脈絡縫，隨著時間的推移，其中一些裂縫可能會發展成細小的裂縫。

重量：92.6 克
尺寸：直徑6.4 厘米(筆洗邊沿), 款 7.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件稍大青玉筆洗，花卉紋裝飾帶，但整體材質不如此拍品，見香港蘇富比The Muwen Tang Collection of Chinese Jades，2016年12月1日，lot 94, 售價HKD 87,500。一件相近的褐斑黃玉筆洗，相近裝飾紋帶，但為龍紋裝飾，清初，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2014年4月8日，lot 3031, 售價HKD 1,720,000 (與金屬匙一起)。