AN EXTREMELY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
AN EXTREMELY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Finely carved supported on three tall curved feet, the hind foot curving backwards towards the rim to form a long handle carved in the form of a fierce dragon head, the narrow base flaring widely towards the everted rim bordered on both sides by a band of keyfret, encircled around the mid-section by a wide band of taotie masks carved in low relief on a leiwen ground interrupted under the spout by two lively chilong , one grasping at the other's tail, the material of a deep-walnut brown tone 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) wide
AN EXTREMELY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP
AN EXTREMELY RARE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Finely carved supported on three tall curved feet, the hind foot curving backwards towards the rim to form a long handle carved in the form of a fierce dragon head, the narrow base flaring widely towards the everted rim bordered on both sides by a band of keyfret, encircled around the mid-section by a wide band of taotie masks carved in low relief on a leiwen ground interrupted under the spout by two lively chilong , one grasping at the other's tail, the material of a deep-walnut brown tone 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.) wide
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