A carved cinnabar lacquer 'prunus' brush and cover Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century 明十六至十七世紀 剔紅喜上眉梢圖筆管及筆帽

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A carved cinnabar lacquer 'prunus' brush and cover

Ming dynasty, 16th - 17th century

明十六至十七世紀 剔紅喜上眉梢圖筆管及筆帽

decorated with a flowering spray of prunus issuing from jagged rocks against a floral diapered ground, detailed with a long-tailed bird perched on one branch, the brush end picked out with stiff leaves, the cover similarly carved

24.5 cm, 9⅝ in.