A Chinese rhinoceros horn cup (lotus bouquet cup) 18th century. Openwork cup of caramel- to amber-coloured rhinoceros horn in the shape of a bouquet of lotus leaves, blossoms, arrowhead and millet stalks. The lip of the cup decorated with two crawling chi dragons, a third one clambering down the lotus leaf which forms the bowl of the cup. Height 14 cm. The central theme of a bouquet cup certainly is the lotus flower as a symbol of good fortune and purity. But the other plants also have symbolic meaning: millet stands for abundance, arrowhead (sag, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: 18th, bouquet, century, china, chinese, cup, horn, lotus, openwork, rhinoceros
