Lot Essay
Compare the similar bowl in the Shanghai Museum dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated in Shanghai bowuguan jikan, vol. 6, 1992, fig. 39
18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Details
**A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN BOWL
18th Century or Earlier
The thick-walled vessel with rounded sides rising from a flat base to the lipped rim, shading from honey color on the exterior to a deep reddish-brown color on the interior
5.3/8in. (13.7cm.) diam.
18th Century or Earlier
The thick-walled vessel with rounded sides rising from a flat base to the lipped rim, shading from honey color on the exterior to a deep reddish-brown color on the interior
5.3/8in. (13.7cm.) diam.
Provenance
Important Chinese Works of Art from The Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Christie's, New York, December 1, 1994, lot 30