Rhinoceros Horn Cup Carved with a Scholar Beneath a Pine

A deep, flared cup of warm amber-brown horn with a smooth polished interior rim. On its outer side, carved relief shows a seated figure beneath spreading pine branches and needles, the sculpted forms rising from the wall of the vessel. The surface has a glossy, translucent finish.

Artist

Unknown

Date

Late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th/18th century

Medium

Rhinoceros horn

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1124 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Harold R. Warner Estate