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CHINE DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIe SIÈCLE
The item was sold for 44 200 €
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CHINE DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIe SIÈCLE
= Rare rhinoceros horn pourer featuring Zhang Qian on his raft, the horn carved in imitation of a raft formed from a gnarled prunus trunk, the explorer depicted seated at the back holding a book in his hand, surrounded by lotuses and peonies in full bloom forming a delicate reticulated decoration.
The base is decorated with finely incised swirls imitating waves. With its natural wood base carved with stylized waves.
H. 8.5 cm| Dim. 24 x 7.8 cm
Weight : 268 g
NOTE
The iconography of this coin evokes the story of Zhang Qian (...-113 B.C.), diplomat and traveler, whose explorations were decisive in the Han dynasty's westward expansion, and initiator of the Silk Roads.
Legend has it that Zhang Qian, on his journey to discover the source of the Yellow River, reached the Celestial Kingdoms and sailed along the Milky Way.
This piece belongs to a small group of rhinoceros horn pourers sharing the same iconography, the few known examples of which are held in important public and private collections.
The Palace Museum in Beijing is home to three of them, illustrated in "Bamboo, Wood Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum", vol. 44, 2002, nos. 118, 119 and 120, one in the collections of Taipei's National Palace Museum by
Taipei by You Tong, four in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, one in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (no. 20229)... These pourers were probably inspired by the famous silver model of the
by the silversmith Zhu Bishan, held in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Art (John L. Severance Fund 1977.7).
It should be noted that this form of raft-like pourer is particularly difficult to make, requiring skill and virtuosity not only to hollow out the horn but also to carve the various reticulated decorative elements. A very similar pourer sold by Bonhams, Hong Kong, on November 28, 2017, lot no. 51. Another sold by Sotheby's, Hong Kong, April 8, 2014, lot no. 3014. Finally, a piece sold by Christie's
Hong Kong, November 30, 2011, lot n°2913.
= Rare rhinoceros horn pourer featuring Zhang Qian on his raft, the horn carved in imitation of a raft formed from a gnarled prunus trunk, the explorer depicted seated at the back holding a book in his hand, surrounded by lotuses and peonies in full bloom forming a delicate reticulated decoration.
The base is decorated with finely incised swirls imitating waves. With its natural wood base carved with stylized waves.
H. 8.5 cm| Dim. 24 x 7.8 cm
Weight : 268 g
NOTE
The iconography of this coin evokes the story of Zhang Qian (...-113 B.C.), diplomat and traveler, whose explorations were decisive in the Han dynasty's westward expansion, and initiator of the Silk Roads.
Legend has it that Zhang Qian, on his journey to discover the source of the Yellow River, reached the Celestial Kingdoms and sailed along the Milky Way.
This piece belongs to a small group of rhinoceros horn pourers sharing the same iconography, the few known examples of which are held in important public and private collections.
The Palace Museum in Beijing is home to three of them, illustrated in "Bamboo, Wood Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum", vol. 44, 2002, nos. 118, 119 and 120, one in the collections of Taipei's National Palace Museum by
Taipei by You Tong, four in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, one in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (no. 20229)... These pourers were probably inspired by the famous silver model of the
by the silversmith Zhu Bishan, held in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Art (John L. Severance Fund 1977.7).
It should be noted that this form of raft-like pourer is particularly difficult to make, requiring skill and virtuosity not only to hollow out the horn but also to carve the various reticulated decorative elements. A very similar pourer sold by Bonhams, Hong Kong, on November 28, 2017, lot no. 51. Another sold by Sotheby's, Hong Kong, April 8, 2014, lot no. 3014. Finally, a piece sold by Christie's
Hong Kong, November 30, 2011, lot n°2913.