228. A PALE CELADON JADE BRUSHREST Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) In the shape of a mountain, one side boldly carved with a deer resting next to a lingzhi and the other side with a crane standing beside a rock, the stone a pale-greenish-white tone. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.) wide PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION Provenance: Collected in China between 1894 and 1922, then handed down in the family by descent.