VARIOUS PROPERTIES
RHINOCEROS HORN CARVINGS
A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'MAGNOLIA' LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
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A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'MAGNOLIA' LIBATION CUP
17th century
Boldly carved as a large cupped magnolia flower with ten overlapping petals, the exterior with several smaller magnolia and a group of lingzhi issuing from gnarled branches in high relief entwined to form the oval base, the horn of a variety of deep brown tones, chips restored
6½in. (16.7cm.) wide
17th century
Boldly carved as a large cupped magnolia flower with ten overlapping petals, the exterior with several smaller magnolia and a group of lingzhi issuing from gnarled branches in high relief entwined to form the oval base, the horn of a variety of deep brown tones, chips restored
6½in. (16.7cm.) wide
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