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A rhinoceros horn 'Squirrels And Grapes' libation cup. 17th century

A rhinoceros horn 'Squirrels And Grapes' libation cup. 17th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd, 2011 Finely carved as large overlapping leaves with tips folded over the rim, decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene of squirrels clambering amidst...

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15 novembre 2011

A very rare rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century

A very rare rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd, 2011 Exquisitely carved around the exterior with a continuous scene from Xixiang ji, (The Romance of The Western Chamber), with two female figures dressed in long robes,...

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15 novembre 2011

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th-19th century

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th-19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd, 2011 The deep flaring sides carved and pierced to the exterior with two gnarled branches of pine trees forming the handle, with figures and pavilions amongst rockwork, pine...

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4 novembre 2011

A rare spinach-green jade libation cup, 18th century

A rare spinach-green jade libation cup, 18th century. Photo Bonhams The deep green stone naturalistically worked in imitation of a rhinoceros horn cup, carved as a deeply-hollowed lotus leaf decorated in high relief over the exterior with large blooming...

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4 novembre 2011

Rhinoceros horn libation cups & Full-tip rhinoceros horns

A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century. Photo Sotheby's of slender tapering form resting on a slightly spreading foot, the exterior carved in various levels of relief with multi-storied pavilions and distant figures nestled amongst trees...

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31 mai 2011

Rhinoceros horn libation cups at Bonhams, 25 May 2011 to 26 May 2011

Lot 458. A finely carved 'Ode to the Red Cliff' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Late Ming -early Qing dynasty; 17.5cm wide. Sold for HK$ 2,280,000 (€ 255,462) . Photo Bonhams Superbly carved in deep relief to depict a scene from 'Ode to the Red Cliff',...

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11 avril 2011

Ten best of Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from The Edward and Franklin Chow Collection

Lot 2705. An extremely rare large rhinoceros horn archaistic guang vessel by You Yiliang, 17th century; width 18.5 cm, 7 1/4 in. Estimate 12,000,000—15,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 18,580,000 HKD (2,382,051 USD) to an Asian Trade. Photo Sotheby's masterfully...

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24 mai 2009

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century Finely carved as a lotus leaf rising from the bundled stems forming the handle and foot, the exterior carved with lotus blossoms, leaves, pods and cereal sheaves over the incised lotus-leaf veins, the interior...

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24 mai 2009

A rhinoceros horn 'magnolia blossom' libation cup, 17th/18th century

A rhinoceros horn 'magnolia blossom' libation cup, 17th/18th century The tapering deep walls formed of overlapping petals rising to the slightly flared undulating rim, finely carved in relief with a magnolia blossom and buds borne on naturalistically...

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12 mai 2009

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century

A rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century Boldly and finely carved in high relief around the exterior with long gnarled pine branches, the openwork handle formed by a further pine trunk growing into the interior of the vessel, the horn of a rich toffee...

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