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179 Y One of the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, together with the pine and
A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘PRUNUS’ LIBATION CUP bamboo, the prunus symbolises strength and endurance.
17th/18th century
The horn of an attractive reddish-brown tone, carved in relief around Compare a similar cup in the collection of the Chester Beatty Library,
the exterior with prunus buds and flowers beside a folding leaf, all illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in
issued on branches extended from two stalks forming the handle of China, London, 1999, pl.214.
the cup and the openwork foot, the interior detailed with a fold of the
leaf. A related libation cup was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th October
16cm (6 1/4in) long 2013, lot 3238; and another by Christie’s London, 12 May 2009, lot
28.
£40,000 - 60,000
HK$470,000 - 710,000 CNY390,000 - 580,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角梅花折枝紋盃
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