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A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN ‘CHILONG’ LIBATION CUP The present libation cup is unusual for the combination of the
17th century chi dragon within the ‘earth diaper’ medallions. For examples of
The four-lobed cup supported on a gently spreading and hollowed rhinoceros horn libation cups with ‘earth diaper’ medallions, see Lot
foot encircled by a key-fret band, carved in relief to each lobe with a 154, published in J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving
quatrefoil cartouche enclosing a sinuous chilong reserved on a diaper in China, London, 1999, p.158, pl.195; and compare a related
ground, all below a further band of key-fret to the rim, the handle rhinoceros horn libation cup, with similar design of ‘earth diaper’
carved in the form of a gnarled pine branch entwined with prunus pattern, adorned with a chilong handle, 18th century, which was sold
sprigs and bamboo. at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3021; and see also a related
13.6cm (5 3/8in) long rhinoceros horn octagonal libation cup, 17th century, which was sold
at Christie’s London, 8 November 2011, lot 14. See also the low relief
£7,000 - 10,000 double chi dragon medallion carving on a rhinoceros horn circular box
CNY62,000 - 89,000 and cover, early 17th century, from the collection of Harvard University
Art Museums, illustrated in T.Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn
Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, no.128.
十七世紀 犀角團龍紋海棠盃
A related carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th/19th century,
Provenance: an English private collection decorated with similar cartouches enclosing archaistic dragons and
with a handle in the form of a prunus branch, was sold at Sotheby’s
來源： 英國私人收藏 New York, 18 September 2007, lot 13.

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