A VERY RARE FINELY-CARVED RAFT-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN POURING WATERDROPPER
LATE MING EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE FINELY-CARVED RAFT-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN POURING WATERDROPPER LATE MING EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY Finely carved as Zhang Qian floating down the Yangzi river in a hollowed log, carved on the base with swirling waves and tapering at the front into a curved spout sprouting emerging from waves crashing over the bow, the Han dynasty statesman holding a lotus stem in his right hand as he sits casually atop the naturalistic platform that spans the interior of the vessel beside a double-gourd, flanked by blossoming begonia and dianthus stems, of rich honey colour 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long, wood stand
A VERY RARE FINELY-CARVED RAFT-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN POURING WATERDROPPER
LATE MING EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE FINELY-CARVED RAFT-FORM RHINOCEROS HORN POURING WATERDROPPER LATE MING EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY Finely carved as Zhang Qian floating down the Yangzi river in a hollowed log, carved on the base with swirling waves and tapering at the front into a curved spout sprouting emerging from waves crashing over the bow, the Han dynasty statesman holding a lotus stem in his right hand as he sits casually atop the naturalistic platform that spans the interior of the vessel beside a double-gourd, flanked by blossoming begonia and dianthus stems, of rich honey colour 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long, wood stand
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