Grande coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros blonde sculptée Chine, dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

sculptée à l'extérieur d'Immortels et leurs serviteurs sous des pins, des bambous et des branches chargées de pêches de longévité, certains buvant assis ou debout autour d'une table couverte de vases, d'ustensiles et de pêches auspicieuses, les autres marchant dans un paysage rocailleux, l'intérieur de la corne sculpté de rochers sous un grand pin, le rebord intérieur de la corne délicatement souligné d'une frise de nuages stylisés, socle en bois sculpté

Multiple hairline cracks extending from the rim along the body of the horn, some wears consistent with age, accident to the wood base,
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