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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品
185 * Y The plum blossom symbolises winter and long life, and the peach
longevity, whilst the pair of birds carries a related suggestion of union
A RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP and fertility. The mythical toad is a more unusual subject matter for
17th/18th century rhinoceros horn carving but is nevertheless a familiar representative of
Well carved with a small mythical toad inside the rim at the back, the the desire for wealth through its association with the Immortal Liu Hai.
handle formed as a double trunk of a leafy peach tree issuing long For an illustrated discussion on the carving of prunus and peach on
flowering and fruiting branches along the sides, a plum blossom rhinoceros horn, see J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving
branch at the front with a bird perched in it and another bird flying in China, London, 1999, pp.169-174.
above it, wood stand.
15.5cm (6in) long (2).
£70,000 - 80,000 CNY680,000 - 770,000
HK$820,000 - 940,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角蟠桃枝葉紋盃
Provenance: a European private collection
來源： 歐洲私人收藏
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