R8512/3
£4,500
Description
Chinese Blanc de Chine small pair of libation cups of rhinoceros-horn form, each applied with tiger, dragon, deer and crane amongst prunus and pine beneath overhanging rocks, covered in a rich cream glaze.
4 1/8 inches, 10.4 cm wide.
Late Ming dynasty, circa 1640.
Condition
Available on request.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From the de Botton family collection, UK.
- A similar cup in the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, is illustrated by Jan Wirgin in From China to Europe, 1998, no. 74, p. 78.
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