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A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘ROCKY LANDSCAPE’ LIBATION CUP The present lot is remarkable for the masterful carving incorporating
17th/18th century the harmonious mountainous landscape into the rhinoceros horn,
Intricately and crisply carved in various levels of relief with a continuous successfully rendering the multi-layered carving from the swirling stream
landscape encircling a wooded pavilion surrounded by gnarled pine to the naturalistic gnarled branches and craggy overhanging cliffs.
and wutong trees, all amidst large rocky outcrops with the fast-flowing For related examples of rhinoceros horn libation cups with the
river cascading through the jagged cliffs, the openwork handle in the craggy cliffs executed in a similar manner, compare with one in the
form of further gnarled pine trunks reaching over the rim, the horn of collection of Harvard University Art Museum, illustrated by T.Fok,
an attractive honey-brown tone. 15.9cm (6 1/4in) wide Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong,
1999, pl.131, and another in the Hong Kong Museum of Art, pl.143;
HK$100,000 - 150,000 see also an example formerly in the Edward and Franklin Chow
US$13,000 - 19,000 Collection, in the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, illustrated by
J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London,
十七/十八世紀 犀角雕山水圖杯 1999, p.238, pl.345. See a related rhinoceros horn ‘river landscape’
libation cup, by Sheng Fugong, 17th century, which was sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2013, lot 3153.
Provenance:
Christie’s London, South Kensington, 11 June 1998, lot 364 此杯敞口斂足，平底，雕松柏等樹木為鋬，松枝延伸至口內，外壁雕
A Hong Kong private collection 山石、水紋等，山崖突兀，崖邊圍有多株松樹和梧桐樹，林木疏朗，
岩間有流水潺潺，岸邊林蔭下有一座涼亭。此器以浮雕、鏤雕技法雕
來源： 成，刀工細緻，藏鋒清晰，工藝精良，圖紋層次分明，代表了當時犀
倫敦佳士得，南肯辛頓，1998年6月11日，拍品編號364 角雕工藝的水平。其他犀角雕山石紋杯的例子可參考哈佛大學博物館
香港私人收藏 藏一件十七世紀松崖流溪杯，見霍滿堂，《中國犀角雕刻珍賞》，香
港，1999年，圖131；另見香港藝術館藏一件十七世紀松崖流溪杯，
同上，圖143；新加坡亞洲文明博物館藏仇焱之及仇大雄收藏一例亦
可資參考，著錄在J.Chapman，《中國犀角雕刻藝術》，倫敦，1999
年，頁238，圖345。香港蘇富比曾售出一件十七世紀山水圖杯可資比
較，盛輔功製，2013年10月8日，拍品編號3153。