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A SMALL RHINOCEROS HORN ‘LOTUS LEAF’
LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Naturalistically carved in the form of a foliate lotus
leaf incised with veins, the bamboo stalk handle
issuing leafy branches bearing prunus blossom,
the base wrapped with a further incised leaf.
9cm (3 1/2in) long
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角蓮葉形小盃

Provenance: an important European private
collection

來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏

Compare with a similar ‘lotus leaf’ rhinoceros horn
cup, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams
Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 129.
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A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘PRUNUS’ LIBATION
CUP
17th/18th century
The cylindrical vessel modelled as a section of the
tree trunk, crisply carved in high relief and openwork
with gnarled tree branches issuing prunus flowers and
buds, curling around the exterior and extending to the
underside to form the foot, the horn of amber tone.
9.9cm (3 7/8in) high
£6,000 - 8,000
CNY54,000 - 71,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角梅花紋樹幹形盃

Provenance: an important European private
collection

來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏

Compare with a rhinoceros horn libation cup of
different form, but with related carvings of plum
blossoms, 17th century, illustrated by T.Fok,
Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in
China, Hong Kong, 1999, p.163, no.112.

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