A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
18TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 18TH CENTURY Carved inside and out with eight lobes rising from the pedestal foot to the flared rim, the sides encircled by a raised band of archaistic taotie masks executed in thread relief reserved on a leiwen ground, with narrow bands of key fret at the rims and with a swarm of seven chilong at one end which forms the openwork handle, two shown confronting each other while the largest pulls itself up onto the rim between two smaller dragons, the horn of deep honey-brown color 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) long, box
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
18TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 18TH CENTURY Carved inside and out with eight lobes rising from the pedestal foot to the flared rim, the sides encircled by a raised band of archaistic taotie masks executed in thread relief reserved on a leiwen ground, with narrow bands of key fret at the rims and with a swarm of seven chilong at one end which forms the openwork handle, two shown confronting each other while the largest pulls itself up onto the rim between two smaller dragons, the horn of deep honey-brown color 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) long, box
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