A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'DRAGON' LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'DRAGON' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY The exterior finely carved in high relief and openwork with five scaly four-clawed dragons of varying sizes, their contorted bodies weaving in and out of swirling clouds in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' which the two largest dragons contest to form the handle, the tail of one of the larger dragons bursting through the clouds to the interior of the cup while the powerful leg of the other extends through the turbulent waves surrounding the lower section to appear at the openwork base, the interior carved with a further large sinuous dragon, its claws spanning the sides of the cup and its head turned to tone side resting beneath swirling clouds near the handle, the material of an attractive rich honey-brown tone 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide
A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'DRAGON' LIBATION CUP
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
A RARE AND SUPERBLY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'DRAGON' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY The exterior finely carved in high relief and openwork with five scaly four-clawed dragons of varying sizes, their contorted bodies weaving in and out of swirling clouds in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' which the two largest dragons contest to form the handle, the tail of one of the larger dragons bursting through the clouds to the interior of the cup while the powerful leg of the other extends through the turbulent waves surrounding the lower section to appear at the openwork base, the interior carved with a further large sinuous dragon, its claws spanning the sides of the cup and its head turned to tone side resting beneath swirling clouds near the handle, the material of an attractive rich honey-brown tone 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) wide
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