Not currently on display at the V&A

Cup

1600-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rhinoceros horn cup, carved in the form of a hollowed lotus leaf, its stem with a reed-plant form the foot and the handle.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Rhinoceros horn, carved
Brief description
Cup, carved rhinoceros horn, China, Ming-Qing dynasties, 1600-1700
Physical description
Rhinoceros horn cup, carved in the form of a hollowed lotus leaf, its stem with a reed-plant form the foot and the handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9cm
  • Diameter: 15.3cm
Styles
Gallery label
  • Wine Cup of rhinoceros horn. Chinese; 18th century. L. 6 in., H. 2 3/8 in. Murray Bequest, 26. A. 1055-1910. Carved in the form of a hollowed lotus leaf, the stem of which, in conjunction with a reed-plant, forms a foot and handle.(pre 2005)
  • CUP. Carved rhinoceros horn CHINESE; 18th century. Murray Bequest. A. 1055-1910.(pre 2005)
Credit line
Murray Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 36, fig. 31.
Collection
Accession number
A.1055-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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