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A QING DYNASTY ROCK CRYSTAL LIBATION CUP
with CHILONG HANDLE
Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions
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China, 18 / early 19 century
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Carved in classical libation cup shape this rock crystal
vessel features a figural handle in shape of a powerful
chilong dragon. The mythical creature is clinging onto
the rim of the cup and its riven tail stretches along
the body of the cup to both sides. The outer body of
the vessel is incised with an archaistic pattern.
Rock crystal objects were highly sought after by Qing
Dynasty literati who referred to the material as ‘water
turned to stone’.

Shape: Libation cup shape with figural handle,
accentuated foot rim
Dimensions: 8 cm (height), 12 cm (length)
Condition: One chip to upper rim with a 35 mm.
stress line resulting from it, fine hand patina
Provenance: Austrian Private collection
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㶭ẋȾ坕漵ȿ➟㝬㯜㘞ầ⎌㜗
ᶲ悐怲䶋㚱ᶨ忻役35mm
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-

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AN ARCHAISTIC ROCK CRYSTAL LIBATION CUP
with CHILONG HANDLE, QING DYNASTY
Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions
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China, 18 / early 19 century

This archaistic vessel is carved from rock crystal and
showcases an intricately incised geometrical pattern
on the outer body. The handle is carved in the shape 67
of a chilong dragon that is clinging onto the upper rim AN 18 CENTURY ROCK CRYSTAL CUP with CHILONG HANDLE ⋩ℓᶾ䲨Ⱦ坕漵ȿ➟㝬㯜㘞㜗
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of the cup. The beast’s riven tail stretches along the Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions some of which appear like golden 德㖶㯜㘞䞛炻⣑䃞ℭ㰩炻㚱⸦嗽栆Ụ慹䇯ġ
entire vessel standing in fine contrast to the patterned speckles ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨
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backdrop. China, 18 century
忁ẞ䱦㸃晽⇣䘬㯜㘞➟㜗㜗橼ᶲ㚱⍵⽑䘬暟䲳墅梦炻冯㤝℟䩳
Rock crystal objects were highly sought after by Qing This masterly carved and incised rock crystal cup bears an intricate geometrical 橼デ䘬坕漵⼊ㆸ歖㖶⮵㭼ˤġ忁晣坕漵晽⇣䱦伶炻堐朊㉳⃱炻℞
Dynasty literati who referred to the material as ‘water décor at the round vessel, standing in beautiful contrast to the plain Chilong dragon. ⯦⶜ẍ⍲幓幨悐ỵ∃⺢㚱≃炻㗗㔜ẞἄ⑩䘬溆䜃ᷳ䫮ˤ
turned to stone’. The beast is excellently carved and polished and its tail as well as a heavenly band
stretch along most of the centerpiece. ⛐㶭ẋ炻㯜㘞⚈䇚⬫䘬䲼Ⅸ冯檀晭炻⯌℞塓㔯Ṣ㍐ⲯ炻Ṣ䧙㯜
Shape: Libation cup shape with figural handle, 䌱ˣ㯜䱦䫱ˤ
accentuated foot rim Rock crystal objects were highly sought after by Qing Dynasty literati who referred
Dimensions: 6,5 cm (height), 10,5 cm (length) to the material as ‘water turned to stone’. ⼊䉨烉➟㝬㜗ġ
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina ⯢⮠烉7x10,5 cmġĩ檀Ź⮔Ī
Provenance: Austrian Private collection Shape: Cup shape with figural handle, accentuated foot rim ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻㚱庽⽖䡽㎵ġ
ġ Dimensions: 7 cm (height), 10,5 cm (length) ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷ġ
㶭ẋȾ坕漵ȿ➟㝬㯜㘞ầ⎌㜗ġ Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina as well as very few tiny nicks ġ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 Provenance: Austrian Private collection 㔯䌣⍫侫烉喯⭴㭼˪㶝晭⯂℠Į⎚⌂㚤晭啷ᷕ⚳喅埻䍵⑩˫炻2018
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 ⸜4㚰3㖍炻㉵⑩3445嘇ġĩᶨẞ慵天䘬⽉墥坕漵㯜㘞䫮㲿Īġ
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, GEMS OF CHINESE ART FROM THE SPEELMAN
Estimate EUR 500,- COLLECTION I, 03 APRIL 2018, HONG KONG, lot 3445 (for an important Imperial Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 250,- example of a rock crystal vessel with the chilong motif). Starting price EUR 750,-
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