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A FINELY CARVED AND INSCRIBED CINNABAR LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER
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A FINELY CARVED AND INSCRIBED CINNABAR LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The cylindrical brush-handle and cover finely carved with elongated shaped cartouches enclosing scenes of scholars and their attendants in waterside landscapes, variously depicted with trees growing along rocky banks, the brush end encircled with a key-fret band, the terminal with stylised ruyi heads, the cover carved with a fourteen character inscription between the key-fret and stylised ruyi head borders, set on a floral diaper ground
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) overall length, Japanese wood box
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The cylindrical brush-handle and cover finely carved with elongated shaped cartouches enclosing scenes of scholars and their attendants in waterside landscapes, variously depicted with trees growing along rocky banks, the brush end encircled with a key-fret band, the terminal with stylised ruyi heads, the cover carved with a fourteen character inscription between the key-fret and stylised ruyi head borders, set on a floral diaper ground
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) overall length, Japanese wood box