MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A RARE LARGE RHINOCEROS HORN CUP
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Thick-walled and retaining some of the natural form, carved in high relief around the exterior and in openwork around the base with magnolia and peach branches
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) across

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 30 March 2005, lot 173.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Compare the similar thick-walled rhinoceros horn cup carved around the sides with magnolia blossoms and buds as well as fruit borne on branches that form an openwork base illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 44 - Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 112, where it is dated early Ming dynasty.

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