Porcelain libation cup. China, Kangxi Period

Dehua type white porcelain libation cup designed as rhinoceros horn with moulded decoration of stag, two fantasy monsters, phoenix and blooming plum branches.

China, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)

Height : 8,5 cm (3-1/3 in.) - Width : 14 cm (5-1/2 in.).

Chip and loss on plum tree branch. Minor chips on edges.

For an identical object, consult Sotheby's, January 30, 1985, lot 39.

Bibliography :
- Ayers, J., China for the West I, 1978, p. 102, n° 72.

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