What is the difference between Asian rhinoceros horn carving and African rhinoceros horn carving? Appraisal auction of rhinoceros horn sculpture collection in Beijing

As a rare thing, rhinoceros horn appeared in ancient records very early. In Hanshu, ten rhinoceros horns are dedicated, and bamboo slips unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha also record that rhinoceros horns are like teeth in wood. Since then, there have been many descriptions of rhinoceros horn in ancient books. However, at present, no rhinoceros horn cultural relics have been unearthed in archaeological excavations. The earliest rhinoceros horn cultural relics are the Tang Dynasty rhinoceros horn cups and plates collected by Zhengcang Hospital in Japan. The existing rhinoceros horn carvings are mostly in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the rhinoceros horn carvings in the early Ming dynasty are very rare. By 1973, the United Nations Environment Programme has implemented the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which is the largest biological protection agreement in the world. Rhinoceros and elephants have been protected, and the art of carving horns with rhinoceros horns has become a real history. Rhinoceros horn itself is an organic matter, which is often affected by climate, eaten by insects and worn for hundreds of years in natural state. At the same time, rhinoceros horn has great medicinal value, and in many emergencies, horn carving instruments are also selected as medicine. According to historical records, in the seventh year of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a plague in Nanjing. Song Renzong took out two rhinoceros horns from the state treasury and donated them to the people as medicine. For these reasons, rare rhinoceros horn carvings are more precious. Classification and appreciation rhinoceros horns are now divided into Asian rhinoceros and African rhinoceros according to different regions, but in the past, due to traffic conditions, all rhinoceros horns were carved with Asian rhinoceros. Because the number of Asian rhinos has decreased sharply in recent decades, there are many horn carvings made by imitating old African rhinos. The difference between the old and the new, in addition to the difference between the old and the new, Asian rhinoceros horn and African rhinoceros horn are very different in material. African rhinoceros generally has two horns, the original horn is larger than that of Asian rhinoceros, but the fiber of Asian rhinoceros is thicker and more flexible from the angle of horniness, which has greater medicinal value than African rhinoceros and is easy to carve and preserve. The carving of rhinoceros horn is to peel off the whole rhinoceros horn, then cross-cut the whole rhinoceros horn according to its original shape, hollow it out and carve it by natural bending. Therefore, most of the rhinoceros horn carvings seen at present are made into cups, cups or small pieces. At the same time, if a rhinoceros hurts its horn in a fight, new tissue will cover the injured area and be invisible on the surface. Only after cutting and carving can it be found. Therefore, rhinoceros horn carving is often uneven, twisted and out of proportion. Therefore, it is very rare to carve a large, symmetrical and beautifully carved rhinoceros horn. In order to thank the old and new customers for their love, Beijing Auction Company will hold a large-scale art auction in Beijing, and now it is starting to collect lots for the whole country, hoping to continue cooperation with Tibetan friends and create new achievements. 1. Collection scope: calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, jade, sculpture, strange stones, purple sand, seals, tooth carvings, inkstones, rare books of ancient books, gold and silver wares, famous watches, pocket watches, cameras, school stationery, Buddha statues, stamp products, tickets, badges, jewelry, furniture, miscellaneous items, etc. 2. Collection method: you can send as many as you want. We discount the auction commission from 10% to 8%, and do not charge additional fees such as storage fees for unfinished auctions; In order to improve the probability of auction, please determine the lowest reserve price. We will not force customers to raise the price of the collection very high, everything depends on the collection, market and other decisions. Address: No.7 East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing