Page 192 - 2019 September 13th Christie's New York Important Chinese Works of Art

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A WELL-CARVED RED LACQUER
BRUSH AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The brush is carved in high relief with an oficial
beneath a pine tree receiving a kneeling young
man accompanied by an attendant and musicians,
the cover is carved with an oficial greeting
a young man accompanied by an attendant
holding a pile of books, all against two depths of
diaper representing ground and air between key-
fret borders. The end of the cover is carved with a
fu character.
9º in. (23.5 cm.) long, Japanese wood box
$12,000-18,000

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Tokyo, formed in the
1930s-1940s.
明十六/十七世紀 剔紅人物圖筆
(another view with box)

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