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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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**A WELL-CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of flower form, the exterior carved in relief with two curious chilong separated by a blossoming prunus branch, the two-part handle formed by the trunk of a pine tree and by a stalk of bamboo which branches to one side, both rising from lingzhi fungus which form the openwork base
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Of flower form, the exterior carved in relief with two curious chilong separated by a blossoming prunus branch, the two-part handle formed by the trunk of a pine tree and by a stalk of bamboo which branches to one side, both rising from lingzhi fungus which form the openwork base
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) long
Special notice
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