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A very rare Chinese Rhinoceros Horn box and cover, late Ming…
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Melbourne
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16-Jun-2014
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A very rare Chinese Rhinoceros Horn box and cover, late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, With convex sides, finely incised and relief carved on the cover with a pair of birds amongst prunus branches, the tree issuing from rockwork, good semi-translucent amber colour, supported on a short, slightly recessed circular footrim, Fitted box, 3.3 cm x 6.5 cm. Provenance: A Sydney collection: an old private English collection. See 'Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, The complete Collection of the Palace Museum', 2002, colour pl 116, p127 for another rare example, early Ming Dynasty, 4.14 cm, The design on this horn box is similar to the artwork on Ming lacquer;, Also see 'Lacquer wares of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum', 2006, colour pl57 & 58
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