AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'BOYS' LIBATION CUP
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'BOYS' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY Intricately carved in high relief and pierced all over with a continuous scene of three boys at play amidst a background of rocky landscape variously depicted clambering up the side of the rocky outcrops, perched on a ledge holding a leafy spray aloft, and the third peering around the side of the cup with a fan held in his hand, the handle formed by a gnarled tree issuing from the rockwork, the upper section left uncarved to display the lustrous golden honey color of the horn 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long, wood stand, box Weight: 13.4 oz. (380 gm.)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'BOYS' LIBATION CUP
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND FINELY CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN 'BOYS' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY Intricately carved in high relief and pierced all over with a continuous scene of three boys at play amidst a background of rocky landscape variously depicted clambering up the side of the rocky outcrops, perched on a ledge holding a leafy spray aloft, and the third peering around the side of the cup with a fan held in his hand, the handle formed by a gnarled tree issuing from the rockwork, the upper section left uncarved to display the lustrous golden honey color of the horn 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long, wood stand, box Weight: 13.4 oz. (380 gm.)
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