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LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The cup is crisply carved in high relief around the sides to represent a steep cliff face with clusters of pine and wutong trees, above a stream in the foreground meandering through jagged rocks. The handle is formed by a large pierced and carved pine tree continuing over the rim to the interior of the cup carved with further cliffs. The material is of a rich reddish-brown colour.
8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) across, wood stand, box
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The cup is crisply carved in high relief around the sides to represent a steep cliff face with clusters of pine and wutong trees, above a stream in the foreground meandering through jagged rocks. The handle is formed by a large pierced and carved pine tree continuing over the rim to the interior of the cup carved with further cliffs. The material is of a rich reddish-brown colour.
8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) across, wood stand, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 21 May 1985, lot 287
Literature
T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 188, no. 135
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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