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A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER

‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ BRUSH

AND COVER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

The shaft and cover are both similarly carved depicting
long-tailed birds amidst clusters of bamboo, prunus
and pine emerging from jagged rocks, forming the
motif ‘Three Friends of Winter’.
10¿ in. (25.7 cm.) long, Japanese wood box

HK$30,000-50,000 US$3,900-6,500

EXHIBITED:

Toyama Sencha-do Exhibition, Toyama Prefecture Hall,
24 March – 24 April 1968, Catalogue, pl. 123

明十六世紀 剔紅歲寒三友紋筆 167

展覽： 168
《富山縣煎茶道展》，富山縣民会館，1968年3月
24日至4月24日，圖錄圖版123號 101

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TWO BAMBOO BRUSH POTS

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

One brush pot is carved in relief of different depths
to depict the Han dynasty figures Liu Chen and Ruan
Zhao finding their way through the deep wooded
forest in the Tiantai Mountain, the other brush pot is
carved and pierced with a continuous scene depicting a
literati gathering.
5æ in. (14.8 cm.) high; 6Ω in. (16.7 cm.) high (2)

HK$50,000-70,000 US$6,500-9,000

清十八世紀 竹雕「劉阮入天台」筆筒及
竹透雕文會圖筆筒

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AN INSCRIBED AND CARVED

BAMBOO ‘PRUNUS’ WRIST REST

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The upper arched surface is delicately carved in shallow
relief with prunus blossoms; and further inscribed with
an inscription.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long, Japanese wood box

HK$30,000-50,000 US$3,900-6,500

清 竹雕梅紋臂擱

款識：
古人尚能愛花，不死生，常事不須愁。庚午冬至後
三日於梅林書屋，竹軒作。