AN ARCHAISTIC RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

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Description

rhino horn
Length: 4 1/4 inches

of octagonal section, carved around the sides with a band of taotie reserved on a leiwen ground, the openwork handle formed by two chilong clambering up to the rim, the mouth and foot incised with key-fret bands, the horn a caramel-brown color