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A FINE ‘MAGNOLIA AND HIBISCUS’ RHINOCEROS HORN
LIBATION CUP
17th/18th century
Exquisitely carved in the form of a magnolia flower with overlapping
petals rising to an undulating rim, borne on gnarled tree branches
forming the circular foot ring, issuing an abundance of hibiscus flowers
with long ruyi-like stamens scattered around the exterior, the handle
formed from a smaller hibiscus flower-bud and a long curling leaf, the
horn of an dark-amber tone.
15.6cm (6 1/8in) long
HK$250,000 - 300,000
US$32,000 - 38,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角雕花卉紋杯
Provenance:
An important European private collection, and thence by descent
來源：
重要歐洲私人收藏，後由家族繼承
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