Lot 218 ♣ - A211AS Asian Art: Himalaya, China - Tuesday, 26. November 2024, 10.00 AM
A LARGE AND ELABORATELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN.
China, 19th c. Height 71 cm.
The reticulated horn carved with peach and pine branches emerging from a dragon's mouth. Figurative scenes are scattered throughout the dense branches. Finely carved wood base.
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Provenance: From an old Geneva collection. According to a handwritten inventory of 2003 this item has been purchased at Sotheby's (ca. 1970). Illustrated several times in Apollo magazine (1971, 1973 and 1976).
雕刻精美的大犀角杯。
中国，19世纪 ，高 71 厘米。
鏤空雕刻從龍口伸出的桃枝和松枝，茂密的樹枝上散佈著各種場景。 精美雕刻的木底座。
來源：瑞士日内瓦舊藏。根据一份 2003 年的手写清单，该物品购于苏富比（约 1970 年）。 曾多次在阿波罗杂志上发表（1971年、1973年和 1976年）。
CHF 75 000 / 95 000 | (€ 77 320 / 97 940)