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A VERY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN ‘ZHANG QIAN IN A RAFT’
POURING VESSEL
17th/18th century
Naturalistically carved as a long hollow log raft tapering at the prow
into a spout, elaborately carved in high relief at the centre of the raft
with the figure Zhang Qian seated amidst dense branches of flowers
and peaches, the figure holding a book in his right hand, all above
whirling waves meticulously carved in low relief on the underside,
the horn of an attractive dark amber tone.
21cm (8 1/4in) long
HK$500,000 - 800,000
US$64,000 - 100,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角雕張騫乘槎水注

Provenance:
An important European private collection, and thence by descent

Illustrated:
J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London,
1999, pp.79-80, pl.50

來源：
重要歐洲私人收藏，後由家族繼承

出版及著錄：
J.Chapman，《中國犀角雕刻藝術》，倫敦，1999年，頁79-80，圖50

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