RARE COUPE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
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RARE COUPE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE

CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE MING-DEBUT DE LA DYNASTIE QING, XVIIEME SIECLE

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RARE COUPE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE MING-DEBUT DE LA DYNASTIE QING, XVIIEME SIECLE
Finement sculptée en forme de melon, les lobes du fruit traités avec réalisme, rattaché à une tige tortueuse agrémentée de feuilles, l'intérieur non décoré simulant également l'aspect godronné de la peau du fruit, boîte
Longueur: 10 cm. (4 in.)
来源
Ruth Dreyfus
Arthur M. Sackler Collections, previously sold at Christie's New York, 1 December 1994, lot 24
Mrs. Angela Chua
The Songzhutang Collection
出版
T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 156, no. 105
展览
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 1997-2005
注意事项
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. " f " : In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 7% (i.e. 7.49% inclusive of VAT for books, 8.372% inclusive of VAT for the other lots) of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit.(Please refer to section VAT refunds)
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A FINE AND RARE SMALL MELON-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN CUP
CHINA, LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

拍品专文

Compare the present cup with a related but slightly larger rhinoceros horn melon-shaped cup in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, illustrated by J. Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, pl. 226. Compare also a small melon-form cup, also from the Songzhutang collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 'Important Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from the Songzhutang Collection', 27 May 2008, lot 1701.