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A rare Chinese Rhinoceros Horn lotus-form bowl, 17th century,…
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Melbourne
Date:
21-Nov-2011
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Description:
A rare Chinese Rhinoceros Horn lotus-form bowl, 17th century, Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty. Carved as an open flower, the sides with a double band of petals, the centre with raised design of eighteen seeds and bi-shaped foot with recessed shallow base, the horn with a rich dark honey colour. 4.6 cm high, 11 cm diameter. Provenance: A Melbourne private collection; acquired by the collector's grandfather, who was a missionary in Amoy in 1904, and brought back to Victoria in 1937. See Jan Chapman 'The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China', 1999, pl 69, p89 for a very similar lotus bowl, from the Shuisongshi Shanfang Collection; Also, Christies Ny, Selections from the Blumenfield Collection, 25/3/2010, lot 875 for a Rhinoceros horn dish of similar form
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Unclassified