A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFF' LIBATION CUP
A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFF' LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Superbly carved in various levels of relief around the sides depicting a scene from 'Ode to the Red Cliff' in which the scholarly figures of Su Dongpo, Huang Lujie and the monk Foyin accompanied by boatmen seated in two rafts on a fast-flowing river passing beside a bridge observe the cliff above, all below pine in a rocky landscape, the waves and rockwork continuing to the underside of the cup, the rockwork on the side opposite the handle beneath the pine tree with an inscription reading Yufeng laihu, suishui lailong , the reverse carved a a twenty-eight character poem Chibitu , 'Scene of the Red Cliff' in relief, ending with a square seal mark Zhuang Houzhi yin , the side carved in high relief with stout reticulated pine branches forming the handle, the interior carved in high relief, with a sinuous gui dragon, the material of a light honey tone 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide, wood stand, box Weight: 6.9 oz. (195.2 gm.)
A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFF' LIBATION CUP
A FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFF' LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Superbly carved in various levels of relief around the sides depicting a scene from 'Ode to the Red Cliff' in which the scholarly figures of Su Dongpo, Huang Lujie and the monk Foyin accompanied by boatmen seated in two rafts on a fast-flowing river passing beside a bridge observe the cliff above, all below pine in a rocky landscape, the waves and rockwork continuing to the underside of the cup, the rockwork on the side opposite the handle beneath the pine tree with an inscription reading Yufeng laihu, suishui lailong , the reverse carved a a twenty-eight character poem Chibitu , 'Scene of the Red Cliff' in relief, ending with a square seal mark Zhuang Houzhi yin , the side carved in high relief with stout reticulated pine branches forming the handle, the interior carved in high relief, with a sinuous gui dragon, the material of a light honey tone 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide, wood stand, box Weight: 6.9 oz. (195.2 gm.)
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