A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRREL AND GRAPEVINE' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY of shallow U-shape with widely flaring rim, the light brown horn carved in relief around the exterior with a leafy fruiting grapevine, each side with a small bushy-tailed squirrel, the interior carved to suggest overlapping leaves with a small butterfly resting on one of them, attached with a screw to a fitted wooden stand similarly carved with fruiting grapevine 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in.
A CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'SQUIRREL AND GRAPEVINE' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY of shallow U-shape with widely flaring rim, the light brown horn carved in relief around the exterior with a leafy fruiting grapevine, each side with a small bushy-tailed squirrel, the interior carved to suggest overlapping leaves with a small butterfly resting on one of them, attached with a screw to a fitted wooden stand similarly carved with fruiting grapevine 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in.
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