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A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN ‘LOTUS AND FISH’ FINE CHINESE ART | 205
LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Expertly carved around the exterior with a continuous scene of an egret
and long curving stems issuing lotus blossoms and unfurling leaves,
rising out of streams of water finely pierced to resemble a basket-weave
pattern, with a fish carved on the underside in shallow relief.
11cm (4 3/8in) long
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY43,000 - 69,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角魚藻紋盃
Provenance: an important European private collection
來源：重要歐洲私人收藏
The combination of lotus (he 荷) and millet grass (he 禾) on the present
lot form the rebus of harmony and union (hehe 和合). The fish (yu 魚) is
a rebus for ‘abundance’ (yu 餘).
Compare a related rhinoceros horn ‘lotus and egret’ libation cup,
illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in
China, London, 1999, p.98, no.83.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
