A Fine Collection of Chinese Pottery, Porcelain and Jade
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 22 November 2023
A Collection of Chinese Ceramics
Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
About this Item
A Chinese 'blanc de chine' rhinoceros horn-form libation cup, Qing Dynasty, 18th century
the lobed body moulded with tree branches, the sides applied with ring handles, raised on a lobed footrim, 12cm wide
Notes
'Blanc de chine' ware was born from the southern Chinese province of Fujian at the Dehua kilns in imitation of other rarer materials of the time, namely rhinoceros horn and ivory. This is a spectacular example of the imitation of the other materials into ceramic form.