Lot Essay
Lychees are regarded as auspicious symbols of progeny as the Chinese word for lychee, lizhi is homophonous with the word for having sons, lizi.
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CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
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RARE COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
La coupe imitant un tronc d'arbre noueux, la lèvre délicatement renflée, l'anse formée par un branchage feuillagé tortueux et agrémenté de litchis, certains venant reposer à l'intérieur, boîte
Hauteur: 8 cm. (3 1/8 in.), Longueur: 14 cm. (5½ in.)
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
La coupe imitant un tronc d'arbre noueux, la lèvre délicatement renflée, l'anse formée par un branchage feuillagé tortueux et agrémenté de litchis, certains venant reposer à l'intérieur, boîte
Hauteur: 8 cm. (3 1/8 in.), Longueur: 14 cm. (5½ in.)
Provenance
The Songzhutang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong, 1982.
Exhibited
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 2002-2005
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Further details
A FINELY CARVED 'LYCHEE' RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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