Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 135
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE CHENGXIANGMU DRAGON AND PHOENIX LIBATION CUPS LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY...
Estimate £10,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £14000
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A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE CHENGXIANGMU DRAGON AND PHOENIX LIBATION CUPS
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY
Each boldly carved, one with a pair of dragons amidst cloud scrolls, the other with two phoenix perched upon flowering peony branches, 8.3cm. (2)
Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, p.22, no.21, for a related example.
Provenance: an English private collection, Wiltshire.