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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品

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A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘MAGNOLIA, LINGZHI AND BAMBOO’
A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘MAGNOLIA’ LIBATION CUP LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century 17th century
The deeply-hollowed cup formed as an open magnolia flower and The exterior of the amber-toned horn smoothly carved in relief with a
carved in high relief on the exterior with smaller blossoms all issuing delicate cluster of lingzhi springing forth from a central stem, a single
from a delicate leafy branch encircling the cup to form the base. sprig of bamboo and an open magnolia flower and smaller blossoms
8cm (3 1/8in) high all issuing from a delicate leafy branch forming part of the openwork
handle extending to the foot, the interior plain except for a ridge
£25,000 - 30,000 CNY240,000 - 290,000 imitating a leaf vein. 16.2cm (6 3/8in) long
HK$290,000 - 350,000

十七/十八世紀 犀角玉蘭花紋盃 £6,000 - 8,000 CNY58,000 - 77,000
HK$71,000 - 94,000
Provenance: a Scottish private collection
A European private collection 十七世紀 犀角花卉靈芝紋盃

來源： 蘇格蘭私人收藏 Provenance: an English private collection
歐洲私人收藏
來源： 英國私人收藏
The magnolia is a symbol of feminine beauty and charm, and is a
popular subject for rhinoceros horn as its trumpet-shaped flowers Compare a related larger rhinoceros horn ‘magnolia’ libation cup,
lend themselves to the restrictions of the natural shape of the horn. A early Ming dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures
related cup from the collection of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn
is illustrated in J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in Carvings, Beijing, 2001, pl.110. A related rhinoceros horn libation cup
China, London, 1999, pp.166-167. Compare a similar rhinoceros horn sold in these rooms on 7 November 2013, lot 90.
libation cup, sold in these rooms on 10 November 2011, lot 439.