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303 Y
AN ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
18th century
Finely carved to the exterior with a band of trefoil diaper ground beneath
a key-fret border on the rim, the handle formed by inverted volutes and a
stylised mythical beast climbing up one side and biting the rim.
13cm (5 1/8in) long.

£15,000 - 20,000
CNY130,000 - 170,000

十八世紀 犀角錦紋螭龍柄盃

Provenance: an important European private collection

來源：重要歐洲私人收藏

A related archaistic rhinoceros horn libation cup is illustrated by
J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London,
1999, p.149, pl.175.

Compare with a related archaistic rhinoceros horn libation cup,
17th/18th century, which was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2 June
2016, lot 32.

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