A RHINOCEROS HORN 'LOTUS LEAF' LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

carved in the form of a lotus leaf, the exterior with stalks of calamus, lotus and other aquatic plants, the stems bent upwards to form the handle, all supported on a base of swirling waves, the horn a reddish-brown color

Collection of Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman (1851-1932). 
Given by Dr. Seaman to John Karl Moffett and thence by descent.

There is a small split and numerous small chips to the rim edge. There is scattered pitting to the interior. The handle has two small cracks and chips. There are sections missing to the flowers and leaves.
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Dr. Seaman was a military surgeon during the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Boer wars, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.