COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
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COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE

CHINE, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE

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COUPE LIBATOIRE EN CORNE DE RHINOCEROS SCULPTEE
CHINE, XVIIEME-XVIIIEME SIECLE
Reposant sur un pied, l'extérieur rehaussé d'un décor archaïsant de masques de taotie sur fond de leiwen, l'anse formée des corps noueux de trois chilong ; accident à la queue d'un chilong
Hauteur: 11,7 cm. (4 5/8 in.), Longueur: 18,8 cm. (7 3/8 in.), Poids: 280 g.
Provenance
From a French private collection
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Further details
A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
CHINA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Compare with another similar example illustrated in T. Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 60, no.13

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