AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE CHENXIANGMU ‘ROCK’/LIBATION CUP
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY, INSCRIBED BY QU YINGSHAO (1779-1850) AND ZHONG MENGHONG (CIRCA 1843)
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE CHENXIANGMU ‘ROCK’/LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY, INSCRIBED BY QU YINGSHAO (1779-1850) AND ZHONG MENGHONG (CIRCA 1843) The chenxiangmu 'rock' is beautifully shaped in the form of a vertical mountain peak with vertical grooves and ridges, and the concave underside is covered in black lacquer and could function as a wine measure when upended. The sides are incised with four inscriptions, two by Qu Yingshao (1779-1850), and the other two, by Zhong Menghong (c. 1843). Together with P. Moss and S. L. Moss, This Single Feather of Auspicious Light: Old Chinese painting and calligraphy, London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 2010, 7 vol. Original cloth, cloth case. 'Rock'/libation cup: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE CHENXIANGMU ‘ROCK’/LIBATION CUP
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY, INSCRIBED BY QU YINGSHAO (1779-1850) AND ZHONG MENGHONG (CIRCA 1843)
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE CHENXIANGMU ‘ROCK’/LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY, INSCRIBED BY QU YINGSHAO (1779-1850) AND ZHONG MENGHONG (CIRCA 1843) The chenxiangmu 'rock' is beautifully shaped in the form of a vertical mountain peak with vertical grooves and ridges, and the concave underside is covered in black lacquer and could function as a wine measure when upended. The sides are incised with four inscriptions, two by Qu Yingshao (1779-1850), and the other two, by Zhong Menghong (c. 1843). Together with P. Moss and S. L. Moss, This Single Feather of Auspicious Light: Old Chinese painting and calligraphy, London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 2010, 7 vol. Original cloth, cloth case. 'Rock'/libation cup: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high
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