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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE
COLLECTION

A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS
HORN ‘LANDSCAPE’ LIBATION
CUP
17TH CENTURY

of conical form, the flaring sides tapering to a
hollowed oval base, carved around the exterior in
high relief with a continuous riverscape detailed
with figures engaging in various activities,
including one holding a qin crossing a bridge,
two standing beside a pavilion, another riding on
a horse with an attendant following behind, all
amongst jagged cliffs and rocky outcrops with
pine and wutong trees, one end of the horn set
with an openwork handle formed by the gnarled
pine tree trunks twisting through the pierced
crevices, surmounted by pine tree trunks with
branches extending over the rim and onto the
interior, the horn richly patinated to a rich toffee
tone darkening to a deep brown colour on the
carved underside, wood stand
length 14.2 cm, 5⅝ in.

◉ HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,600-38,400

Two rhinoceros horn cups similarly carved with
figures in a craggy landscape were sold in our
London rooms, the first, from the collection of
Marcel Lorber, 24th April 1987, lot 281, and the
second, 29th October 1982, lot 94; another cup
was sold in these rooms, 8th October 2014, lot
3793; and a further cup was sold in our New York
rooms, 28th February 1980, lot 67.

十七世紀 犀角雕攜琴訪友盃

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