Jasper longevity cloud pattern four foot wash

[Jasper Fu Shou Cloud Pattern Four Foot Wash]

Jasper Fu Shou Cloud Pattern Four Foot Wash, mid Qing Dynasty, with a height of 10.5 centimeters, a caliber of 16.9 centimeters, and a foot pitch of 4 centimeters
It is made of jasper and has black spots. “The instrument is round, the mouth is introverted, the abdomen is rounded, and there are four short feet under it.”. The belly of the instrument is decorated with a circular pattern near the mouth, with the theme of cloud bat pattern and the seal character “Shou”. Jade wash with red sandalwood Ruyi cloud head wooden frame
Washing is a kind of bronze ware that appeared in the late Warring States period. It is used for daily washing and has a relatively large shape. After the Song Dynasty, porcelain washing became a common daily necessities. The Palace Museum has a collection of several porcelain washes fired in the early and mid Qing Dynasty, with various varieties. This wash is obviously modeled after porcelain wash, which has separated itself from the role of toilet and has become a pen wash in stationery supplies.