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A RHINOCEROS HORN ‘FLOWERS’ LIBATION CUP Provenance: an important European private collection
17th/18th century
Carved in the form of a magnolia flower with overlapping petals, 來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏
borne on gnarled tree branches forming the circular foot ring and two
entwining handles, issuing an abundance of flowers scattered around Compare with a similar rhinoceros horn libation cup with camellia and
the exterior, the horn of an dark amber tone. prunus in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, illustrated by J.Chapman,
12.3cm (4 7/8in) long The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p.163, pl.200.
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY71,000 - 110,000
十七/十八世紀 犀角花卉紋盃
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