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294 Y The master carver intentionally contrasted the seemingly simplistic yet
A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN FULL-TIP LIBATION CUP elegant uncarved exterior with the powerful high-relief carved chilong
17th/18th century in the interior, allowing the beholder to admire the richness of the horn
The smoothly-polished horn richly grained and of caramel tone turning before turning to appreciate the craftsman’s skilful carving, achieving
darker at the tip, the interior carved in high relief with a sinuous chilong powerful elegance.
clambering up to the rim.
14.5cm (5 3/4in) long For an undecorated rhinoceros horn vessel, see J.Chapman, The Art
of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p.146, pl.170;
£15,000 - 25,000 another plain rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century, is illustrated
CNY130,000 - 220,000 by T.Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong
Kong, 1999, pl.65, and was later sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April
十七/十八世紀 犀角光素內螭龍盃 2011, lot 2706.

Provenance: an important European private collection

來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏

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