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A Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup
in the form of an open lotus, carved to the exterior with a coiled guei dragon and qilong among leafy branches, the tendrils forming the base -- 6.in (15.9cm) long, fitted wood stand carved with confronting dragons among lingzhi and flowers, 17th/18th Century, (minute nibbles and cracks to rim).
See Colour Plate 55.
in the form of an open lotus, carved to the exterior with a coiled guei dragon and qilong among leafy branches, the tendrils forming the base -- 6.in (15.9cm) long, fitted wood stand carved with confronting dragons among lingzhi and flowers, 17th/18th Century, (minute nibbles and cracks to rim).
See Colour Plate 55.