A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BRUSH AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Well carved on the cylindrical pen and cover through a thick layer of dark red cinnabar lacquer, with the Three Friends of Winter, bamboo, pine and prunus, densely growing from ornamental rockwork, the ends of each cylinder bound by key-fret bands
9 in. (23 cm.) overall length, wood box