A carnelian 'lingzhi' libation cup
Qing dynasty
Qing dynasty
Carved as a gnarled branch of lingzhi, the main fungus head deeply hollowed to form the bowl and issuing a twig with subsidiary heads looping upwards to form the handle, the translucent stone of pale straw color enlivened with veins of a golden brown and rosy red hue.
3 1/2in (9cm) long
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Provenance:
Dr. Dean Edell
Ichiro Shibata, The Daibutsu Gallery, San Francisco, 1977
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Qing dynasty
Qing dynasty
Carved as a gnarled branch of lingzhi, the main fungus head deeply hollowed to form the bowl and issuing a twig with subsidiary heads looping upwards to form the handle, the translucent stone of pale straw color enlivened with veins of a golden brown and rosy red hue.
3 1/2in (9cm) long
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Provenance:
Dr. Dean Edell
Ichiro Shibata, The Daibutsu Gallery, San Francisco, 1977
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