Carved bamboo cup in the form of a magnolia tree, China, c1662-c1722. Artist: Unknown

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Carved bamboo cup in the form of a magnolia tree, China, c1662-c1722. Cup from the Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, carved as a section of a magnolia tree with branches of magnolia flowers in bloom and bud. Comparable with rhino horn carvings of the same subject.

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Size: 2213px × 2830px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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