Goblet with openwork flower design
Place of OriginChina
Dateapprox. 1600
DynastyMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MaterialsRhinoceros horn
DimensionsH. 10 1/4 in x W. 4 1/2 in, H. 26 cm x W. 11.4 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB65M21
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
On viewLocationGallery 17
More InformationRhinoceros-horn cups are judged on thebasis of age, quality of carving, color, and the amount of material utilized to create them. Because they are less practical to use, cups in the shape of the original rhinoceros horn, like this one, are of greatest rarity.
Subject
- rock
- wave
- crane
- deer
- plum branch
- peach branch
- camellia branch
- temple bell
approx. 1600-1700
probably 1800-1900
approx. 1600-1700
approx. 1500-1644
approx. 1600-1700
approx. 1600-1700
approx. 1600-1644
approx. 1500-1644