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PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH LADY AND GENTLEMAN

A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘LOTUS’ LIBATION
CUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

modelled as a furled lotus leaf incised with veins, the handle
formed from a ribbon-tied bundle of stems extended to form
the base, issuing a flowering lotus, another bloom bursting with
seed pods and a sprig of leafy millet around the exterior, the
horn of a caramel tone darkening towards the base
10.2 cm, 4 in.
◉ HK$ 80,000-120,000
US$ 10,300-15,400
清十八世紀 犀角雕一把蓮盃

358 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比