A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Of rectangular flared form supported on a slightly splayed foot, skillfully carved to the mid-section with a wide band of confronting stylised phoenix, above a smaller similarly decorated band and below a band of hanging blades enclosing cicadas, with a pair of crawling chilong with elegantly curled bifurcated tails to each side of the handle, the handle with further sinuous chilongs and a scaly three-clawed dragon clambering over the rim chasing a flaming pearl, the horn of an attractive dark toffee tone, the base carved with a two-character seal mark reading 'Xing Gua' 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
17TH CENTURY
A FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP 17TH CENTURY Of rectangular flared form supported on a slightly splayed foot, skillfully carved to the mid-section with a wide band of confronting stylised phoenix, above a smaller similarly decorated band and below a band of hanging blades enclosing cicadas, with a pair of crawling chilong with elegantly curled bifurcated tails to each side of the handle, the handle with further sinuous chilongs and a scaly three-clawed dragon clambering over the rim chasing a flaming pearl, the horn of an attractive dark toffee tone, the base carved with a two-character seal mark reading 'Xing Gua' 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
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