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A bamboo 'plum blossom' libation cup
Ming dynasty
Naturalistically carved in form of a cup with lobed mouthrims, the exterior with gnarled tree branches issuing from the side of the body, the ends with scattered blossoming plum blossoms carved in high relief, all above textured ground in resemblance to tree bark, showing off the natural wood grains.
12.4cm high.
Naturalistically carved in form of a cup with lobed mouthrims, the exterior with gnarled tree branches issuing from the side of the body, the ends with scattered blossoming plum blossoms carved in high relief, all above textured ground in resemblance to tree bark, showing off the natural wood grains.
12.4cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 100,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 明 竹雕梅樁式爵杯
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