A rare rhinoceros horn 'grapevine' libation cup


17th/18th centuryThe exterior crisply carved and pierced with a gnarled grapevine, tendrils and leaves bearing numerous luscious grape bunches, the horn of dark caramel-brown tone. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long
|十七/十八世紀 犀角葡萄攀藤紋盃Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, on loan to the Oriental Museum, Durham, from the mid-1970s to circa 2011, and thence by descent來源：顯貴歐洲私人收藏，於70年代中旬至大約2011年借展予英國道咸大學東方藝術館，並由後人保存迄今For another related rhinoceros horn libation cup decorated with grapevine, see J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p.62, no.32. See also a related rhinoceros horn 'grapevine' libation cup, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 10 November 2011, lot 434.