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Lot 183 D‡α

A rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th/18th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 50.000 € - 70.000 €
Result: 74.400 € (incl. premium)
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A rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th/18th century

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, the flaring sides finely carved in partial openwork with scholars strolling underneath trees in a rocky landscape and a fishing boat by the shore, a large rock to the inside upon which grows a pine tree. The flat base carved with stylised waves. 17th/18th century

十七/十八世紀 犀角雕人物山水盃
來源：歐洲私人收藏，二十世紀六十年代購於歐洲，並由家族繼承
可比：霍滿堂，《中國犀角雕刻珍賞》，香港 1999年，第 198頁， 圖版第142號、第 221號、第 162號

Provenance

European private collection, acquired in the 1960s in Europe and thence by descent

Literature

Compare: T. Fok, Conoisseurship in Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong 1999, p. 198, no. 142 and p. 221, no. 162