Lot 661. A rhinoceros horn 'Hollyhock and Crab Apple' libation cup, Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th century; 14.1 cm., 5 1/2 in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

naturalistically carved as a large furled serrate leaf forming the cup with veins running on the interior, the exterior detailed in varying levels of relief with branches issuing leaves and floral buds and blossoms, all enveloping the sides and stemming from the openwork foot, the undercut handle formed on one side from a branch issuing three floral buds and a leaf resting on the outer rim of the cup, the horn of a dark brown colour, wood stand

Sotheby's. Playthings From The Collection of Edward T. Chow Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Collections Chinese Art Through the Eye of Sakamoto Gor - Asian Lacquer, Hong Kong, 27 may 2014