17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A PETAL LOBED-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
In the form of an open blossom raised on a tall foot, carved on one side with two sinuous chilong that form the openwork handle, with one grasping a lingzhi in its mouth peering over the rim amidst further sprays of lingzhi, the interior of the base carved with a seal reading, Hu Xingyue zhi, the interior of dark brown color in contrast to the lighter, reddish-brown exterior
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) wide, wood stand

来源

Acquired in the 1920s and thence by descent within the family.

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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拍品专文

According to J. Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p. 129, there are eight cups known by Hu Xingyue, who probably worked during the 18th century. The author illustrates the carver's seal on one of the known cups, an archaistic cup in the Museum voor Volkendunde, Rotterdam, no. 134. She goes on to mention that others are in "the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Victoria and Albert Museum," while the remainder are in private collections. T. Fok illustrates two of these Hu Xingyue cups in Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, although both are dated to the 17th century; no. 27, a cup from the author's collection, and no. 41, a cup from the Mary & George Bloch Collection.

Two rhinoceros horn cups signed by Hu Xingyue were sold in these rooms, 25 March 2010, lot 889, and 16-17 September 2010, lot 1288.