Title

Rhino horn cup with scholar under pine tree, late Ming dynasty, China, 1600-1644. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Rhino horn cup with scholar under pine tree, late Ming dynasty, China, 1600-1644. A rhinoceros horn cup showing a sage wearing a cloth cap in late Ming style seated on a rock beside a pine tree. The branches of the tree extend over the rim forming the handle and the tasselled gourd hanging to one side. The reverse has an inscription carved in relief. The horn is of honey coloured tone darkening towards the base, which has a square seal mark of Song Zhi.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1600

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_192

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (575,4Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2836 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature animal tree people male man men education plant arts country China art Chinese guy cup color colour rhinoceros rhino pine tree ming location century artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty scholar artifact 17th century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art rhinoceros horn object Unknown object