A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘CAMELLIA’ BRUSH AND A COVER MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD

of cylindrical section, the tubular handle finely carved in low relief through layers of rich cinnabar lacquer with camellia blooms and buds borne on leafy branches reserved on a diaper ground, the cover similarly decorated, the top of the cover and end of the handle decorated with a diaper medallion

The brush and the cover likely associated and the cover appears to have been over-painted or varnished. The brush with a 6mm chip to the end of the handle; a 7mm crack at the tip and 2mm crack at the rim. The cover with a 2mm flake to the top of the rim.
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