Description In shape of a lotus leaf, surrounded by waves which form the stand of the cup, the stems of the lotus bud and a rolled up leaf and the reeds with leaves and panicle form the handles, to the outside carved with flowering acquatic plants, wilted lotus flowers and a leaf, to the inside a reed and a crab. A few minor chips. This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.
Dimensions H 7 cm; L 15,1 cm
Literature Compare cups with this type of design, illustrated in: Thomas Fok, Conoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong 1999, p. 135, fig. 86; p. 139, fig. 90 and p.147, fig. 97
Provenance Private collection, The Netherlands
Notes VAT: Margin scheme
