A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'FIGURAL' BRUSHPOT, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'FIGURAL' BRUSHPOT

QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

清乾隆 剔紅牧歸圖筆筒



of circular section tapering slightly toward the base, the bright cinnabar lacquer on the exterior carved in high relief with a scholar sitting in the window of a studio accompanied by an attendant carrying books, the scholar's attention fixed on the idyllic landscape of mountains, rivers, and lush vegetation, two boys approaching on a path, one on foot and the other riding a water buffalo and playing the flute, followed by an attendant carrying a water bucket and another with a hoe, the surrounding land, water, and sky textured with finely patterned grounds, the interior and base lacquered black

Height 4⅜ in., 11.1 cm