naturalistically hollowed in the form of a double gourd with a small bat stretching its wings across the midsection, the stone of a pale celadon colour highlighted with patches of russet skin, wood stand

The washer is in overall good condition. There is some light nibbling along the edges of the rim and branch. There is a minute chip to the edge of the bat.
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