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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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Tags: libation cup, 18th century, rhinoceros horn, 17th century, Qing dynasty, 'Immortals'

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23 octobre 2011

Four rhinoceros horn cups, China, 17th century & 17th-18th century @ Nagel

A very rare and important rhinoceros horn cup, China, 17th century. photo Nagel Auctions The relatively heavy rhinoceros horn cup is depicting an intricate and dramatic landscape scenery with torrents and tumultuous waves, a lake and a man punting forward...

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Tags: rhinoceros horn, 17th century, wine cup, magnolia, chilong

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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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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, Ming Dynasty, stemcup, 'Ode to the Red Cliff', Arabic-inscribed

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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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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 17th century, Ming Dynasty, guang, You Yiliang, Zi Zhen, Xing Cheng

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2 juin 2010

A rare and supberly carved lotus-leaf shaped rhinoceros horn waterdropper, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Lot 1823. A rare and supberly carved lotus-leaf shaped rhinoceros horn waterdropper, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide. Weight: 8.5 oz. (242 gm.). Estimate HKD 2,000,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price Realized HKD 11,300,000 . © Christie's...

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Tags: rhinoceros horn, Kangxi period, waterdropper

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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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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 17th-18th century, 'magnolia blossom'

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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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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 17th century

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12 mai 2009

A fine and rare signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, 16th/17th century

A fine and rare signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, 16th/17th century The steep sides finely carved and incised with a solitary boatman in a sea of tranquil waves, below jagged mountains and trees, to the side a large gnarled pine tree forming the handle...

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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 16th-17th century

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26 décembre 2008

A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th/18th Century

A carved rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th/18th Century Carved and undercut as a tree stump supporting a pair of phoenix birds with clusters of bamboo and lingzhi shading swimming ducks, the interior carved as a six petal flower, the honey-colored horn...

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Tags: Chine, libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 17th-18th century

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