an Unusual bamboo libation cup Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century

of conical form in the design of an upright cockscomb flower, with undulating folds magnificently articulated around the mouth and the upper exterior, carved in openwork relief with a large grasshopper perched on and weighing down a pointed leaf borne from the same stem as a smaller cockscomb, surrounded by smaller foliage, the interior left plain, of a dark-brown tone with deep patina

Selections from the Lutz Bamboo collects ion, Denver Art Museum, Denver, 1979, cat.no. 88, p. 43.
Mikimoto Exhibition, Tokyo, 1987, no. 55.

In good condition with minor scratches to the interior. Very small holes to the exterior near the leaves, possibly from insects or from wear.
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The grasshopper and cockscomb are each puns for 'rank', and together they represent the rebus 'May you continuously rise in rank (add rank upon rank).'