Shang
1 treasures1600–1046 BCE
Lacquer, Wood & Furniture · TT607
Ivory, rhinoceros horn and bone carving
3treasures
2dynasties
3institutions
On a stone table by a lakeside window, a horn cup is wrapped in pierced plum branches whose boughs curve into a handle, beside a white ivory carving of pines and pavilions and a mountain-shaped brush rest, with plum blossoms reaching in. The fine carving of horn and ivory evokes the warmth and delicacy of ivory, horn and bone work.
1600–1046 BCE