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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A rhinoceros tripod libation cup
17th/18th Century
The exterior carved in shallow relief in the archaistic style with a band of stylised dragons and taotie mask on a keyfret-pattern band, below two leaf-shaped lappets on the short ends, one side with a handle formed by a pair of qilong, small gilt rim restoration, minute rim chips
15.5 cm. wide
17th/18th Century
The exterior carved in shallow relief in the archaistic style with a band of stylised dragons and taotie mask on a keyfret-pattern band, below two leaf-shaped lappets on the short ends, one side with a handle formed by a pair of qilong, small gilt rim restoration, minute rim chips
15.5 cm. wide
Provenance
The late Major General Baron H. van Hemert tot Dingshof
Special notice
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