Lot Essay
The two characters Shuli probably refer to the name of an, as yet, unidentified carver or collector.
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MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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AN EXQUISITELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC 'CHILONG' RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The generously sized cup with an elegantly proportioned tapering body raised on a splayed foot, carved around the mid-section with a band of stylised phoenix and dragons in shallow relief, one end with five sinuous chilong clambering up the S-shaped handle and peering over the rim, the front with two further chilong, the interior rim with a key-fret band above a conforming stepped well, the underside of the interior foot carved with two characters, Shuli, denoting the name of the carver or the collector, the material of a dark amber tone
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide, wood stand, box
MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The generously sized cup with an elegantly proportioned tapering body raised on a splayed foot, carved around the mid-section with a band of stylised phoenix and dragons in shallow relief, one end with five sinuous chilong clambering up the S-shaped handle and peering over the rim, the front with two further chilong, the interior rim with a key-fret band above a conforming stepped well, the underside of the interior foot carved with two characters, Shuli, denoting the name of the carver or the collector, the material of a dark amber tone
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide, wood stand, box
Provenance
The Fowler Museum Collection, California
The Songzhutang Collection
The Songzhutang Collection
Literature
T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 80, no. 33
Lu Jianchuan, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai shuchan chubanshe, 2005, fig. 121
Lu Jianchuan, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Shanghai shuchan chubanshe, 2005, fig. 121
Exhibited
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 2002-2005
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, tortoiseshell and crocodile. 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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