A CARVED RED LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER, LATE MING DYNASTY China, 17th century. Of cylindrical form, the brush handle and cover both carved with star-patterned diaper designs between gilt key-fret bands, all in high relief, with a gilt prunus blossom to the end of the handle and a gilt foliate design to the end of the cover. With a matching Chinese hardwood box and cover, probably from the period. (2) Provenance: From a noted German private collection. Published and exhibited: Chinese Lacquer Art. A German Private Collection, Museum fuer Lackkunst, Muenster, Germany, 30 May to 29 August 2010, no. 33. Condition: The brush in very good condition with old wear, natural age cracks and slight warping, few minuscule losses. The box in good condition with traces of use and wear, slightly warped overall. Weight: 17.0 g Dimensions: Length 21.6 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related red lacquer brush and cover (25.4 cm long), carved with the Three Friends of Winter and dated late Ming/Qing dynasty, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 17 September 2008, lot 128, sold for USD 17,500, and another (23.5 cm long), carved with figural scenes and dated 16th-17th century at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 September 2019, lot 912, sold for USD 15,000. 明末剔紅雕錦地帶蓋毛筆 中國，十七世紀。毛筆分為筆身和筆帽兩部分，其上通體雕刻錦地紋，層次分明，打磨細緻。底部金彩描繪一朵桃花。配置中國硬木蓋盒，應爲同期。 來源：德國知名私人收藏。 出版與展覽：中國漆器藝術，德國私人收藏，德國明斯特市漆器博物館，2010年8月 30 日, 33號。 品相：毛筆狀況極好，舊時磨損，自然老化裂紋和輕微翹曲，幾乎沒有缺損。 盒子狀況良好，有使用和磨損痕跡，整體略有翹曲。 重量：17.0 克 尺寸：長21.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件剔紅毛筆 (長25.4 厘米)，雕歲寒三友紋，明末清初，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2008年9月17日lot 128, 售價USD 17,500；另一件 (長23.5 厘米)，人物場景，十六至十七世紀，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年9月13日 lot 912, 售價USD 15,000。