Property from Various Owners
A group of seven Dehua porcelain libation cups
18th century
The two smallest cups molded in the shape of leaves with leafy stems in applied and high relief that also form four supporting feet on the base; the two largest cups imitating the shape of a rhinoceros horn with applied tree branches framing a figure on horseback riding beneath an umbrella held by an attendant and reversed by a dragon emerging from clouds above a seated tiger or another seated dragon; and three smaller cups imitating a rhinoceros horn similarly decorated on one side with a crane flying above a deer, two of them with a dragon and tiger on the reverse and the third with two dragons.
3 3/4 to 6 1/8in (9.5 to 15.5cm) long
The two smallest cups molded in the shape of leaves with leafy stems in applied and high relief that also form four supporting feet on the base; the two largest cups imitating the shape of a rhinoceros horn with applied tree branches framing a figure on horseback riding beneath an umbrella held by an attendant and reversed by a dragon emerging from clouds above a seated tiger or another seated dragon; and three smaller cups imitating a rhinoceros horn similarly decorated on one side with a crane flying above a deer, two of them with a dragon and tiger on the reverse and the third with two dragons.
3 3/4 to 6 1/8in (9.5 to 15.5cm) long
Sold for
US$ 4,750
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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