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24 juillet 2017

A finely carved 'Scholars' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Ming dynasty, early 17th century 

A finely carved 'Scholars' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Ming dynasty, early 17th century 

Lot 4165. A finely carved 'Scholars' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Ming dynasty, early 17th century, 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 4,220,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The flaring sides are finely carved around the exterior with two pairs of scholars in a rocky river landscape, one pair preparing to cross a bridge over a stream, the other standing on a rocky outcrop beside a cascading waterfall. The handle is formed by the trunk of a large gnarled pine tree extending into the interior of the cup, opposite a maple tree issuing from pierced rockwork. The material ranges from a rich golden brown to walnut tone, wood stand, box.

Provenance: Acquired in London, 1982

Literature: T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 207, no. 151 

Exhibited: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 2002-2005 

Note: The decorative theme rendered on the present cup depicting a naturalistic landscape inhabited by scholars clearly illustrates the influence of contemporaneous paintings and the subject-matter was popularly adopted by master craftsmen for decoration on rhinoceros horn carvings. 

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 May 2012, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall

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Tags: rhinoceros horn,  Ming Dynasty,  Early 17th century,  'Scholars' libation cup

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