Libatory cup
CHINA - 18th century
Estimate : 25 000 - 35 000 €
Sold 25 000 €
Rhinoceros horn* libatory bowl, of poly-lobed form evoking a flower in full bloom, on a small foot, the wall decorated with an archaizing frieze of Taotie masks in slight relief, a chilong in the round evolving below the handle.
Height: 6.5 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Weight: 112 g
J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, pp.149 fig. 273 and pp.150 fig. 176
Libatory cup - CHINA - 18th century
Libatory cup - CHINA - 18th century
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