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PROPERTY FROM A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical shaft of the pen is finely carved through layers of cinnabar lacquer depicting two scholars seating under a pine tree, accompanied by an attendent carrying a tray, while another figure on a punt floating along paddling through a lush wooded river landscape, all reserved on various diaper grounds. The cover is carved with a luohan holding an alms bowl and a monk's staff seating on a woven mat, attended by a scholar under a willow tree.
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cylindrical shaft of the pen is finely carved through layers of cinnabar lacquer depicting two scholars seating under a pine tree, accompanied by an attendent carrying a tray, while another figure on a punt floating along paddling through a lush wooded river landscape, all reserved on various diaper grounds. The cover is carved with a luohan holding an alms bowl and a monk's staff seating on a woven mat, attended by a scholar under a willow tree.
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Kochukyo, Tokyo, acquired prior to 1945
A Japanese private collection, formed during the 1950s and 1960s
A Japanese private collection, formed during the 1950s and 1960s
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien