17TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
The quatrefoil cup supported on a short recessed foot, to the side a finely carved gnarled pine tree forming the handle of the vessel, the base with a two-character sealmark reading Xuanhe, the horn of a deep rich toffee colour
2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
17TH CENTURY
The quatrefoil cup supported on a short recessed foot, to the side a finely carved gnarled pine tree forming the handle of the vessel, the base with a two-character sealmark reading Xuanhe, the horn of a deep rich toffee colour
2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
The Van Veen Collection, Holland
Literature
Jan Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, nos. 313 and 314, p. 222.
Special notice
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