Not currently on display at the V&A

Cup

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

Rhinoceros horn cup, carved in the form of a large lotus leaf, the stem intertwined with other stems with prunus flowers forming a foot.


Object details

Category
Drinking
Object type
Cup
Materials and techniques
Rhinoceros horn, carved
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 large lotus leaf, the stem intertwined with other stems with prunus flowers forming a foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.8cm
  • Diameter: 13.7cm
Styles
Ming
Qing
Gallery label
Cup of rhinoceros-horn, carved in the form of a large lotus-leaf, the stem intertwined with other stems forming a foot. CHINESE (from the Island of Honan). H. 3 1/2 in., greatest W. 5 3/8 in. Bequeathed by W.H. Cope, Esq. 783-1903. Trumpet-shaped; on the other stems are a smaller lotus-leaf, two prunus flowers and other leaves.
Credit line
W.H. Cope Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Lotus
Prunus
Bibliographic reference
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 36, fig. 32.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
783-1903

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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