A Large Rhinoceros Horn 'Squirrel and Grape' Libation Cup Qing Dynasty, 17th / 18th Century intricately carved as a cup-shaped blossom with petals forming the cup, the exterior detailed in varying degrees of relief with gnarled vines issuing large leaves and clusters of plump grapes, all enveloping the sides and issuing from the base comprising further leaves and clusters of grapes, one squirrel confronting its young on the exterior of the cup near a thick vine upon which a further squirrel climbs, the interior carved with further leafy vines issuing clusters of grapes and tendrils, as well as three further squirrels, one of them perched on the sides while the other two play with one another, the horn of a dark brown tone with hints of honey-brown towards the rim, wood stand 17.6 cm., 6 3/4 in.
A Large Rhinoceros Horn 'Squirrel and Grape' Libation Cup Qing Dynasty, 17th / 18th Century intricately carved as a cup-shaped blossom with petals forming the cup, the exterior detailed in varying degrees of relief with gnarled vines issuing large leaves and clusters of plump grapes, all enveloping the sides and issuing from the base comprising further leaves and clusters of grapes, one squirrel confronting its young on the exterior of the cup near a thick vine upon which a further squirrel climbs, the interior carved with further leafy vines issuing clusters of grapes and tendrils, as well as three further squirrels, one of them perched on the sides while the other two play with one another, the horn of a dark brown tone with hints of honey-brown towards the rim, wood stand 17.6 cm., 6 3/4 in.
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