A rhinoceros horn 'flowers' libation cup


17th/18th centuryCarved in the form of a magnolia flower with overlapping petals, borne on gnarled tree branches forming the circular foot ring and two entwining handles, issuing an abundance of flowers scattered around the exterior, the horn of an dark amber tone. 12.3cm (4 7/8in) long
|十七/十八世紀 犀角花卉紋盃Provenance: an important European private collection來源： 重要歐洲私人收藏Compare with a similar rhinoceros horn libation cup with camellia and prunus in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, illustrated by J.Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, 1999, p.163, pl.200.