A tall rhinoceros horn libation cup
18th/Early 19th Century
Carved as a magnificent mallow flower rising from a long stem supporting twisted leaves and blossoms in various stages of opening, the crowning five petaled blossom enclosing a gracefully turned stamen, the horn a warm honey-amber color throughout.
8 1/4in (20.9cm) high
Carved as a magnificent mallow flower rising from a long stem supporting twisted leaves and blossoms in various stages of opening, the crowning five petaled blossom enclosing a gracefully turned stamen, the horn a warm honey-amber color throughout.
8 1/4in (20.9cm) high
Sold for
US$ 278,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This is part of a powerful group of vessels carved to utilize the stems of the elegant cup as a drinking handle. See, for example, Chapman, op.cit., page 167, illustration 210 for a cup as a lotus leaf with waterplants also carved with elegant stems now found in the National Trust, Snowshill Manor, Broadway, Worc.; Fok, op.cit., no 96, 18th century, in the collection of Franklin Chow.
Category: Asian Art
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