Lot Essay
For an hibiscus flower cup with a carved stamen inside, compare with a carved horn illustrated in Jan Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London 1999, pl.206, p.165 ; compare also with the hibiscus cup from the Hong Kong Museum of Art illustrated in Thomas Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, pl.106 ; the very elaborated foot is comparable to the foot of the libation cup sold in our Paris Rooms, 22 novembre 2005, lot 54