1311. A finely carved rhinoceros libation cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Elegantly carved with a single figure seated in a wooded moutainous landscape, the gnarled trees crowing up and around the cup and forming a handle at one end. Height 12,5 cm.
Minor chips.
- Department: Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art
- Auction: 9 December 2011, lot 1311
- Viewing: 30 November – 5 December 2011
Provenance
The Collection of Siegmund Mindus(1872-1961). Born in Ostfriesen, Siegmund Mindus moved to Sweden in his youth, and established himself in the textile industry. He married Martha Traugott, the sister to the famous collector of Chinese porcelain and works of art, Ivar Traugott.