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A LARGE FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN ‘IMMORTALS AND
FOUR NOBLE OCCUPATIONS’ LIBATION CUP
19th century
The reticulated horn remarkably and vividly carved in different levels
of relief with two Daoist immortals Li Tieguai and Zhong Liquan
standing on cloud scrolls, above a fisherman, woodcutter, farmer and
scholar, surrounded by squirrels clambering amidst grapevines, all
amongst bamboo, pine, wutong and willow trees issuing from cragged
rockwork, hardwood stand.
57cm (22 1/2in) long (2).
HK$100,000 - 150,000
US$13,000 - 19,000

十九世紀 犀角雕漁樵耕讀仙人圖杯

Provenance:
Christie’s London, 25 November 1999, lot 157
The Hongzhen Tang Collection, Hong Kong

來源：
倫敦佳士得，1999年11月25日，拍品編號157
香港弘禛堂收藏

The present lot is rare for the carving of the two immortals Li Tieguai 此杯以八仙人物和漁樵耕讀題材的組合為主題，較為少見。所飾八仙
and Zhong Liquan, combined with the representation of the ‘Four 人物為李鐵拐和鍾離權。漁樵耕讀指的是漁夫、樵夫、農夫與書生，
Noble Occupations’ comprising a fisherman, woodcutter, farmer and 是中國農耕社會四個比較重要的職業，代表了中國古代勞動人民的基
scholar, symbolising Chinese four-layered traditional social structure. 本生活方式，為明清時期常見紋飾之一，亦為官宦用來表示退隱後生
活的象徵。
Compare three related full-tip rhinoceros horn libation cups, but carved
with floral and fruit motifs, one in Durham University Oriental Museum, 此類材質碩大的犀角杯也見花果紋題材，見英國道咸大學東方藝術館
illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in 藏一例，著錄於J.Chapman，《The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving
China, London, 1999, p.72, pl.38; and two illustrated by T.Fok, in China》，倫敦，1999年，頁72，圖版38；亦參考二例出版於霍滿
Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 棠，《中國犀角雕刻珍賞》，香港，1999年，頁248，編號186。
1999, p.248, no.186.
另有一件十九世紀犀角雕仙人圖杯可資參考，售於倫敦邦瀚斯，2015
A related full-tip rhinoceros horn libation cup, 19th century, carved with 年5月14日，拍品編號252；也見倫敦蘇富比售一例，同樣飾仙人題
immortals, was sold at Bonhams London, 14 May 2015, lot 252; and 材，2011年11月9日，拍品編號5。
see also another related example carved with immortals, 19th century,
which was sold at Sotheby’s London, 9 November 2011, lot 5.

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