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A ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
18th century
Ingeniously carved with six stylised lotus petals forming the body, each
enclosing a pair of confronted archaistic chilong on a dense ground of
key-frets, above stiff leaves on the recessed foot, the openwork handle
intricately formed with clusters of scrolling tendrils interspersed with
lotus blossoms.
10cm (4in) wide
£20,000 - 30,000
CNY170,000 - 260,000
十八世紀 犀角仿古夔龍紋蓮瓣盃
Provenance: Robert Everts (1875-1942), Belgian Ambassadorial
Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924, and
thence by descent
來源:
Robert Everts先生(1875-1942)舊藏,1910至1916年以及1920至1924
年間任比利時駐京代表團使節;並由後人保存迄今
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