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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A RHINOCEROS HORN LEAF-FORM CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved on the exterior with stems of begonia flowers (qiuhaitang) and leaves that also form the openwork base, a larger stem rising from the base and overlapping the body of a chilong grasping a stem of lingzhi in its mouth as it pulls itself up on the rim, of dark, slightly reddish-brown color
6 in. (15 cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved on the exterior with stems of begonia flowers (qiuhaitang) and leaves that also form the openwork base, a larger stem rising from the base and overlapping the body of a chilong grasping a stem of lingzhi in its mouth as it pulls itself up on the rim, of dark, slightly reddish-brown color
6 in. (15 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 4 June 1992, lot 123.
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