A rhinoceros horn 'prunus' libation cup


17th/18th centuryThe cylindrical vessel modelled as a section of the tree trunk, crisply carved in high relief and openwork with gnarled tree branches issuing prunus flowers and buds, curling around the exterior and extending to the underside to form the foot, the horn of amber tone. 9.9cm (3 7/8in) high
|十七/十八世紀 犀角梅花紋樹幹形盃Provenance: an important European private collection來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏Compare with a rhinoceros horn libation cup of different form, but with related carvings of plum blossoms, 17th century, illustrated by T.Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p.163, no.112.