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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER
CALLIGRAPHER’S BRUSH
Qing Dynasty
The cylindrical shaft carved in relief with foliate
designs, the end with a leaf lappet knop, the
lid similarly designed. 24.5cm (9 5/8in) long
(2).
£800 - 1,000 HK$8,000 - 10,000
CNY6,900 - 8,600
88
A RED LACQUER FOLIATE-RIMMED DISH
Yuan Dynasty 13th/14th century
The elegantly rounded sides rising from a
recessed base to a barbed rim divided into
six bracket foliations, applied overall with a
rich crimson-red lacquer, the base and the
footring lacquered in black.
16cm (6 3/8in) diam.
£2,000 - 3,000 88
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000
A related small red lacquered six-lobed dish,
dated to the 13th century, is illustrated by Lee
Yu-kuan, Oriental Lacquer Art, Tokyo, 1972,
pl.52. See also, The Monochrome Principle:
Lacquerware and Ceramics of the Song and
Qing Dynasties, Geneva, 2008, p.109; A Yuan
dynasty example is illustrated by S.Kwan,
Chinese Lacquer: The Muwen Tang Collection
Series, Hong Kong, 2010, pp.132-133.
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