Large rhinoceros* horn libation cup, finely carved with a mountain range planted with pine trees,

CHINA - 17th-18th century

Estimate : 50 000 - 70 000 €

Sold 115 000 €

Important rhinoceros horn* libatory bowl, finely carved with a mountainous massif of pine trees, reeds and bamboo, crossed by a waterfall, joining a lake crossed by the poet Su Shi, illustrating his poem “The Red Cliff”, also a fisherman lifting his net, the interior adorned with a branch of longevity pine.

Weight. 369.1 g
(Small chips and missing parts)

* Specimen made from the horn of Rhinoceros spp* (Rhinocerotidae spp) 1/A pre-convention, in compliance with the AM of May 4, 2017 allowing the commercial use of specimens worked from the horn of Rhinocerotidae spp. For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export will be required, this being the responsibility of the future purchaser.

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