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  1. Jade Brush Washer in the 
  2. Shape of a Lotus Leaf
  3. Sung Dynasty
  4. (A.D. 960-1279)
  5. Height              9.4cm
  6. Length            15.1cm 
  7. Width               5.8cm
  8.      This brush washer is 
  9. designed in the shape of 
  10. a  withered  lotus  leaf, 
  11. with the rim being curled 
  12. slightly inwards. As well
  13. as its realistic shape, the 
  14. resemblance to  a withered 
  15. leaf is further reinforced
  16. by its coloration.