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A ‘LINGZHI AND CHILONG’ CARVED RHINOCEROS
HORN LIBATION CUP, MING DYNASTY, 16TH - 17TH
CENTURY
Carved rhinoceros horn in high relief, the possibly original
base carved of hardwood
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China, 16 – 17 century
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The body skillfully carved in the form of a large lingzhi
fungus issuing from a stem curling round the base and up
the side to form the foot and handle together with leafy
bamboo stalks extending round the sides with further
smaller lingzhi, over which clamber two sinuous qilong
and long curling bifurcated tails, the horn of a warm
honey-brown tone.
The sacred fungus is an especially important symbol
of immortality and this cup may have been given as a
birthday gift.
Shape: Libation cup
Dimensions: 13,5 cm (diameter)
Condition: Very good condition with some wear, minor
insect bite, one small chip to rim reattached
Provenance: Austrian private collection

Literature comparison: Classicism in Continuum - The
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Arts of the Ming. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 7 ,
2016, lot 911. (for a closely related cup) The Chester
Beatty Library, Dublin, illustrated in Jan Chapman, The
Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999,
pls. 205 and 206. (for closely related cups) The Gerard
Levy collection, Paris, illustrated in Jan Chapman, The
Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999,
pl. 204. (for another closely related cup, where the plant
stem is also used as a handle and the interior is shaped as
part of the fungus plant).

⋩ℕ军⋩ᶫᶾ䲨䈨䈃奺Ⱦ曰剅坕漵ȿ䤅⢥㜗
檀㴖晽䈨䈃奺炻䠔㛐⸽⹏⎗傥䁢⍇墅
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℕ军⋩ᶫᶾ䲨

㜗橼塓ⶏ⥁⛘晽⇣ㆸᶨ㢝⣏曰剅炻匾悐ᶲ⌟ᶨᾳ⚻⼊䘬➢
悐␴“朊⼊ㆸ儛␴㝬炻忋⎴叱䉨䘬䪡䦰ᶨ崟⺞Ỡ⇘㚜⮷䘬
曰剅ℑ“炻⛐℞ᶲ朊 䔁叿ℑ晣坕漵炻㚱叿攟攟䘬㌚㚚⯦
⶜炻㝼␴䘬㡽囄刚ˤ
曰剅尉⽝叿ᶵ㛥␴攟⢥炻忁ᾳ㜗⫸⼰⎗傥㗗ἄ䁢䓇㖍䥖䈑
侴⇞ˤ

⼊䉨烉䤅⢥㜗✳
⯢⮠烉13,5 cm (䚜⼹)
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻㚱ṃ䢐㎵炻㚱垚⑔⮷㳆炻嵛悐⮷塪⎋ᾖ墄忶
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣⍫侫烉˪Classicism in Continuum - The Arts of the
Ming˫炻喯⭴㭼楁㷗炻2016⸜10㚰7㖍炻911嘇㉵⑩炷ᶨᾳ䚠
役䘬㜗⫸炸 Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 7 , 2016, lot
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911. (for a closely related cup) 烊↯㕗䈡·㭼㚧⚦Ḏ椮炻悥
㝷㜿炻↢䇰Ḷ Jan Chapman˪ᷕ⚳䈨䈃奺晽喅埻˫The Art
of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China炻ΐ㔎炻1999⸜炻⚾
205 ⍲ 206 (ᶨᾳ䚠Ụ䘬㜗⫸)烊 The Gerard Levy 㓞啷炻⶜
湶炻↢䇰ḶJan Chapman˪ᷕ⚳䈨䈃奺晽喅埻˫The Art of
Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China炻ΐ㔎炻1999⸜炻⚾ 204
(⎎ᶨᾳ⼊Ụ䘬㜗⫸炻㧡㝅䁢㝬炻㜗ℭ晽⇣ㆸ曰剅⼊䉨)
Estimate EUR 8.000,-
Starting price EUR 4.000,-

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