Lot 60
RARE CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGON' BRUSH WITH COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明 剔紅雲龍紋筆及蓋
the shaft and cover expertly carved around the exterior with a scaly four-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, all amidst billowing clouds
Dimensions
23.8cm long
Provenance
Private collection, London;
Formerly in The Marsh Collection;
Spink & Son Ltd., London.
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Spink & Son Ltd., Far Eastern Art at Spink, London, Summer 1994, no.36
倫敦私人收藏;
前墨一閒收藏；
倫敦骨董商Spink & Son Ltd。
展覽及錄著：Spink & Son Ltd.，《Far Eastern Art at Spink》，倫敦，1994年夏，編號36。
Footnote
Compare with a similar carved cinnabar lacquer brush and cover, 16th/17th century, illustrated in Karamono: Imported Lacquerwork- Chinese, Korean and Ryukyuan: Selections from the Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, 1997, p.47, no.70. See also a related carved cinnabar lacquer 'dragons' brush and cover, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 136.
參一例十六至十七世紀剔紅筆及蓋，著錄於《唐物漆器 : 中国・朝鮮・琉球──德川美術館藏選集》，名古屋，1997年，頁47，圖版70。另參一件晚明剔紅龍紋筆與蓋，2021年5月11日售於倫敦邦瀚斯，拍品136。