Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 21st May 2019

Lot 45

A LARGE CHINESE HARDWOOD LIBATION CUP AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Formed in the shape of a...

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £50000

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A LARGE CHINESE HARDWOOD LIBATION CUP AND COVER

QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Formed in the shape of a rhinoceros horn, deeply carved with a flowering gnarled prunus tree which rises and branches onto the cover, the cup incised with a poem about plum blossom, with a metal lining to the interior, together with a similarly worked wood stand, 38cm. (3)