The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)
12th–21st March 2010
10. A Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Brush And Cover
Ming Dynasty, 16th Century
The cover is carved with a bearded elderly figure, DongfangShuo, carrying a branch laden with peaches on his shoulders. The top of the cover is carved with a shou character. The brush is decorated with an official standing under a large fan held by a young attendant, beside a pine tree and against a ground of honeycomb pattern.
26 cm. long