屈輪文堆黒軸筆, Writing Brush, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 13th century, China, Carved polychrome lacquer (tixi), L.10 1/8 in. (25.6 cm), Lacquer, This brush handle shows all of the characteristics of early Chinese carved lacquer: the geometric design is not standardized, as it would be in a later piece, and the lacquer clearly shows alternating layers of black and red
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屈輪文堆黒軸筆, Writing Brush, Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279, 13th century, China, Carved polychrome lacquer, tixi, L.10 1/8, 25.6 cm, Lacquer, brush, handle, characteristics, early Chinese, carved, lacquer, geometric design, standardized, later piece, alternating layers, black, red
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