清乾隆 犀角雕仿古螭龍「饕餮」紋盃

deftly carved with wide flaring sides, carved in low relief around the exterior with a frieze of taotie masks against a finely defined leiwen ground, one side further carved in openwork with a pair of clambering chilong forming the handle, the larger one with sharp claws and a bifurcated tail peeking over the key-fret decorated rim, the horn of a warm chocolate brown tone, wood and metal stand

Kenyon V. Painter 收藏，俄亥俄州克里夫蘭，及坦桑尼亞州阿鲁沙，約1910-40年代，此後家族傳承
紐約蘇富比2007年9月18日，編號6

The overall condition is quite good, except for a few small refilled areas, including one of approx. 0.5 x 0.2 cm to the larger chilong's nose. The mouth has two hairline cracks, measuring approx. 1.5 and 1.3 cm from the rim on the interior. There are also some typical age crackles, occasional nicks and insect holes.
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仿古式犀角盃之獸面紋飾，取材自遠古遺物，向來深受中國名紳文士青睞。仿古風尚始於宋代，在其影響之下，古籍中記載之紋飾、圖騰亦廣為施作於各項工藝品及媒材上。霍滿棠珍藏一件橢圓腹仿古犀角盃，刊載於霍滿棠，《中國犀角雕刻珍賞》，1999年，圖版142。

Jan Chapman，《The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China》，倫敦，1999年，頁147-156中刊載數件仿古式之作例；如 Avery Brundage 珍藏之一件犀角盃，現存於三藩市亞洲藝術博物館，圖版179；另一例則藏於都柏林切斯特比替圖書館，圖版185；還有一件藏於慕尼黑 Staatliches Museum für Volkekunde，圖版184。