CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE

Details

RARE COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
CHINE, XVIIEME SIECLE
Très finement sculptée en forme de feuille de lotus, les veines délicatement incisées, l'extérieur orné de quatre petits chilong évoluant au-dessus de flots tumultueux, ces derniers formant une spirale sur la base, deux autres dragons de tailles plus importantes formant anse, le plus grand au corps noueux, appuyé sur la bordure, une tige de lotus dans la gueule ; petits éclats
Hauteur: 9,5 cm. (3¾ in.), Longueur: 16 cm. (6¼ in.)

Provenance

From a French private collection

Special notice

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. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A RARE CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY

Brought to you by

Mathilde Courteault

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Lot Essay

Compare with another rhinoceros horn libation cup carved as a lotus leaf and enhanced with chilong, illustrated in T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 50, no. 3
See also two horn cups, one sold in our London Rooms, 7 November 2006, lot 48 and the other from the Songzhutang collection, sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 27 May 2008, lot 1718

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