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AN EXQUISITELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN ARCHAISTIC
‘CHILONG’ LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
The elegantly proportioned vessel in the form of an open upturned
lotus leaf raised on a slightly recessed foot, masterfully carved in high
relief with four writhing powerful chilong clambering around the sides
of the vessel decorated in low relief with a border of archaistic taotie
masks reserved on a leiwen ground divided by a curling flange on one
side, the other side flanked by a curving double-strap handle, all below
a key-fret border and above a band of lotus lappets, the horn of an
attractive dark brown tone.
16cm (6 1/4in) long
HK$500,000 - 800,000
US$64,000 - 100,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角雕螭龍蓮花杯

Provenance:
A distinguished European private collection, on loan to the Oriental
Museum, Durham, from the mid-1970s to circa 2011

Published and Illustrated:
Selected Chinese Art from the Oriental Museum, Durham, Phillips,
London, November 2000, no.5 (acc.no.D2)

來源：
顯赫歐洲私人收藏，於70年代中旬至大約2011年借展於英國道咸大學
東方藝術館

出版及著錄：
《Selected Chinese Art from the Oriental Museum, Durham》，菲利普
斯，倫敦，2000年11月，編號5 (博物館編號D2）

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