A RARE CARVED IVORY MORTAR, the waisted vessel is carved to the exterior of its upper section with two writhing dragons on a ground of fire and cloud scrolls, a raised central band encircles the waist. The lower section is embellished with two phoenix and rabbits on a foliate ground - Property from the Asian and Himalayan art collection of the brothers Kienzle, Swabia, assembled between 1965 and 1986 - A comparable carved ivory mortar in the Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust Collection, T43, is illustrated in Chinese Ivories From The Shang To The Tang, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984, p. 161, ill.202 - A comparable mortar with pestle sold at Christie's London, 14 June 2001, lot 10 - Few short age cracks





Feiner und seltener Mörser aus Elfenbein mit Drachen-Phönix-Dekor und Hasen
CHINA, vermutlich Macao, 17.Jh.
H. 11,7 cm
Provenienz: Aus der Tibet- und Asien-Sammlung der Gebrüder Kienzle, Schwaben, zwischen 1965 und 1986 gesammelt - Vgl. Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust Collection, T43, publ.'Chinese Ivories From The Shang To The Tang', Oriental Ceramic Society, 1984, S. 161, ill. 202 - Kurze Altersrisse