Asian Art II - 19th May 2011

Lot 958

A Chinese blanc de Chine libation cup c.1640

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £350

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Description

A Chinese blanc de Chine libation cup c.1640, of rhinoceros horn form, applied wtih confronting dragons and with a stag, a crane and pine branches, 14.1cm. Cf. Blanc de Chine, S Marchant and Son, 2006, p.142 for a similar example.