SMALL GOBLET IN THE SHAPE OF A PINE; RHINOCEROS HORN
China. Qing period. 18th Century.

Rhinoceros horn; darker and mat shimmering on the inside; light brown and shiny polished on the outside. Rectangular at the lip from a round foot. The surface with stylised bark of a pine; the handle in the shape of a gnarly twig with round tuffts of needles. The matching stand of dark hardwood in pierced carving showing pine twigs. Height 4 cm (with base 7;1 cm); 9;6 cm x 6;4 cm. Condition A.

Literature:
Jan Chapman; The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China; London; 1999. Type cp. ill. 229.
Catalogue of the International Asian Antiques Fair: Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings; Hong
Kong; 1982. Type cp. ill. 38.

Please note that objects made of ivory; rhinoceros horn and turtle shell; due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.Art trade; Van Ham.