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Sometimes symbolic of autumn, grapes and grapevines also represent abundance, both in the sense of material wealth and multiple children. Often presented as gifts at court, cups made of rhinoceros horn were used for drinking wine in part because the horn was thought to enhance the wine’s fragrance.
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明末清初 犀角雕葡萄杯
Title: Cup with grapes
Period: Late Ming (1368–1644)–early Qing (1644–1911) dynasty
Date: 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Rhinoceros horn
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Horn
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908
Object Number: 08.212.1
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