十八世紀 剔紅「趕珠雲龍」圖筆管及筆帽

the slender handle carved in deep relief with a dragon among clouds reaching for a 'flaming pearl', writhing above jagged rocks surging from a tumultuous sea, between a 'cash' medallion and cornucopia enclosing a wan symbol repeated on the brush end, all between borders of key-fret, the cap similarly decorated with a writhing dragon chasing a pearl and a floral diaper on the top

The joint securing the grey brush hairs is a later replacement. There are some further small restorations and touch up in areas to the lacquer, predominantly to some clouds on the cover and to the key-fret border around the cover rim, together with some expected re-lacquering on the edges of the tip ends, but overall the brush is in good condition commensurate with its age.
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