Lot Essay
Such implements are quite rare to find. Compare it with a larger late Ming cinnabar lacquer version illustrated in East Asian Lacquer, The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, New York, 1991, pl. 29.
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AT 11:45 AM APPROXIMATELY
(LOTS 925-1069)
WORKS OF ART
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN UNUSUAL LATE MING THREE-COLOUR LACQUER FLY-WHISK
Details
AN UNUSUAL LATE MING THREE-COLOUR LACQUER FLY-WHISK
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
The slender waisted handle finely carved in low relief through layers of cinnabar-red, green and ochre lacquer with two long-tailed phoenix in flight amidst thick ruyi cloud-scrolls, the tip of the whisk carved with peonies and leaves
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, Japanese box
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
The slender waisted handle finely carved in low relief through layers of cinnabar-red, green and ochre lacquer with two long-tailed phoenix in flight amidst thick ruyi cloud-scrolls, the tip of the whisk carved with peonies and leaves
7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, Japanese box