Lot Essay
This distinctively fragranced wood is more commonly known as aloeswood.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A CARVED EAGLEWOOD LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED EAGLEWOOD LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cup is carved in high relief depicting a continuous landscape comprising pavilions amid lush pine and wutong trees emerging from cliffs. The wood varies from reddish to dark brown tones.
4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The cup is carved in high relief depicting a continuous landscape comprising pavilions amid lush pine and wutong trees emerging from cliffs. The wood varies from reddish to dark brown tones.
4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd., London, April 1980
A Swiss private collection
A Swiss private collection
Literature
Spink & Son, Bamboo and Woodcarvings of China and the East, London, 1979, no .184
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Angela Kung
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