finement sculpté de façon naturaliste en forme de feuille de lotus refermée formant une coupe entourée de tiges feuillagées, d'un lotus, d'un lingzhi et d'une volubilis nouées d'un fin ruban, le contour détaillé de fines veines bifurquant sous le bord mouvementé, la pierre au doux poli

There is a ca. 0.4cm shallow chip on the rim of the washer and minute fritts to the edges of the carving. There are two hairlines/natural flaws running diagonally through one of the lotus stems at opposite ends.
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