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13 octobre 2013

A rhinoceros horn 'Scenes of the Red Cliff' libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A rhinoceros horn 'Scenes of the Red Cliff' libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A rhinoceros horn 'Scenes of the Red Cliff' libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo: Sotheby's. the horn of deep brown colour and lustruous patina, carved with a continuous landscape depicting the Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo’s second visit to...
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13 octobre 2013

A rhinoceros horn 'Six Hermits of the Bamboo Stream' libation cup, attributed to the Bao Tiancheng School, 17th century

A rhinoceros horn 'Six Hermits of the Bamboo Stream' libation cup, attributed to the Bao Tiancheng School, 17th century
A rhinoceros horn 'Six Hermits of the Bamboo Stream' libation cup, attributed to the Bao Tiancheng School, 17th century. Photo: Sotheby's. the tightly grained horn of rich reddish-brown colour deepening towards the foot, finely carved with a continuous...
13 octobre 2013

A rare rhinoceros horn 'log raft' vessel, 17th century

A rare rhinoceros horn 'log raft' vessel, 17th century
A rare rhinoceros horn 'log raft' vessel, 17th century. Photo: Sotheby's. superbly carved in varying relief with the figure of the great Han statesman and explorer, Zhang Qian, perched in a small nook at the stern of a raft, exquisitely formed as a long...
12 octobre 2013

A fine figural landscape rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A fine figural landscape rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A fine figural landscape rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo: Sotheby's. the tall horn with a narrow waisted stem and wide flaring sides, carved on the exterior in various levels of relief with a continuous landscape depicting...
12 octobre 2013

A rare rhinoceros horn 'melon' libation cup signed Yi Ru, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

A rare rhinoceros horn 'melon' libation cup signed Yi Ru, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
A rare rhinoceros horn 'melon' libation cup signed Yi Ru, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo: Sotheby's finely carved in openwork in the form of a melon, with lobed undulating sides and unusually ridged interior, its gnarled stalk forming the handle issuing...
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12 octobre 2013

A rare 'Horse and Groom' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A rare 'Horse and Groom' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A rare 'Horse and Groom' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo: Sotheby's superbly carved in openwork and deep relief with a herd of horses in the pasture, one side with three horses standing amid a variety of trees including...
9 octobre 2013

A rare rhinoceros horn 'Three-String' Vase, Laifuzun, Qing dynasty

A rare rhinoceros horn 'Three-String' Vase, Laifuzun, Qing dynasty
A rare rhinoceros horn 'Three-String' Vase, Laifuzun, Qing dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's. elegantly carved with a slender ovoid body rising at an angle from a low, neatly cut footring, sweeping up to a high rounded shoulder and a trumpet neck circled with...
9 octobre 2013

A rare rhinoceros horn 'River Landscape' libation cup by Sheng Fugong, Late Ming Dynasty-Early Qing dynasty, 17th century

A rare rhinoceros horn 'River Landscape' libation cup by Sheng Fugong, Late Ming Dynasty-Early Qing dynasty, 17th century
A rare rhinoceros horn 'River Landscape' libation cup by Sheng Fugong, Late Ming Dynasty-Early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Photo: Sotheby's. of conical form, the flaring sides tapering to a rounded square foot, carved around the exterior in high relief...
9 octobre 2013

A 'Figural Landscape' rhinoceros horn libation cup by Zhou Wenshu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

A 'Figural Landscape' rhinoceros horn libation cup by Zhou Wenshu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
A 'Figural Landscape' rhinoceros horn libation cup by Zhou Wenshu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo: Sotheby's. deftly carved in deep relief around the exterior with a continuous landscape in imitation of classical ink painting, one side depicting a...
9 octobre 2013

A rhinoceros horn 'Flower and Insect' libation cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period

A rhinoceros horn 'Flower and Insect' libation cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period
A rhinoceros horn 'Flower and Insect' libation cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period. Photo: Sotheby's. naturalistically carved in the form of a furled lotus leaf, densely covered around the exterior by a profusion of autumnal plants and insects,...
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