Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC-19thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Width: 9.20 centimetres Depth: 3.80 centimetres
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Carved ivory libation cup with a scene of the noted calligrapher Wang Xizhi (303-361). He kept geese and was well-known for learning how to turn his wrist in writing from the observing the graceful bird’s neck. The scholar sits on a rock looking at two geese in the foreground. A child is peeping behind a banana palm.
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Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Width: 9.20 centimetres Depth: 3.80 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory libation cup with a scene of the noted calligrapher Wang Xizhi (303-361). He kept geese and was well-known for learning how to turn his wrist in writing from the observing the graceful bird’s neck. The scholar sits on a rock looking at two geese in the foreground. A child is peeping behind a banana palm.
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