A SUPERBLY CARVED LARGE PAIR OF RETICULATED FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A SUPERBLY CARVED LARGE PAIR OF RETICULATED FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN CARVINGS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Each boldly carved utilising the natural curve of the horn, the first to depict an immortal standing beside two deer amidst an elaborate network of grapes, pine, magnolia, fruiting peaches and lingzhi fungus, all growing on branches, below deeply carved ruyi -shaped clouds around the mouth rim, the interior carved as lotus petals centred by a floral bud; the interior of the other cup is undecorated, the exterior similarly carved with three figures standing beneath three birds perched on fruiting branches of finger citrus, further detailed with flowering peony, crab apple, and fruiting peach branches, the horns of honey-brown tone 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.) high, wood stands (2)
A SUPERBLY CARVED LARGE PAIR OF RETICULATED FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A SUPERBLY CARVED LARGE PAIR OF RETICULATED FULL-TIP RHINOCEROS HORN CARVINGS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Each boldly carved utilising the natural curve of the horn, the first to depict an immortal standing beside two deer amidst an elaborate network of grapes, pine, magnolia, fruiting peaches and lingzhi fungus, all growing on branches, below deeply carved ruyi -shaped clouds around the mouth rim, the interior carved as lotus petals centred by a floral bud; the interior of the other cup is undecorated, the exterior similarly carved with three figures standing beneath three birds perched on fruiting branches of finger citrus, further detailed with flowering peony, crab apple, and fruiting peach branches, the horns of honey-brown tone 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.) high, wood stands (2)
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