Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1701-1750 (circa)
Materials:rhinoceros horn
Technique:carved
Subjects:animal
Description:
Rhinoceros horn cup (libation), decorated with a spiral thunder pattern (‘leiwen’) derived from ancient bronzes.
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![图片[1]-libation-cup BM-SLMisc.158-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00332816_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-libation-cup BM-SLMisc.158-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_00076578_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:Rhinoceros horn cups were collector’s items, given as gifts to successful scholars. There are numerous references in early Chinese historical literature to objects made of rhinoceros horn, which is in fact not a horn but a solid mass of hair. It was thought by Daoists to have magical properties as well as being valued as an aphrodisiac. By the Tang dynasty (AD 618-806) it was carved into cups which were given to scholars who were successful is examinations.
Materials:rhinoceros horn
Technique:carved
Subjects:animal
Description:
Rhinoceros horn cup (libation), decorated with a spiral thunder pattern (‘leiwen’) derived from ancient bronzes.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:Rhinoceros horn cups were collector’s items, given as gifts to successful scholars. There are numerous references in early Chinese historical literature to objects made of rhinoceros horn, which is in fact not a horn but a solid mass of hair. It was thought by Daoists to have magical properties as well as being valued as an aphrodisiac. By the Tang dynasty (AD 618-806) it was carved into cups which were given to scholars who were successful is examinations.
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