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PLEASE NOTE: INTERNET BIDDING FOR THIS LOT IS AVAILABLE VIA ROSEBERYS LIVE ONLY. ALL BIDDING ON THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO A DEPOSIT WHICH MUST BE MADE BY 1700 BST ON 17th MAY. CONTACT CLIENT SERVICES FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER TO BID A rare Chinese rhinoceros horn 'Buddha's Hand' libation cup, 17th/18th century, finely carved as a gnarled tree trunk, the handle carved as a leafy branch of a finger citron tree issuing fruiting branches, one to the side, two to the interior, 15cm long, 8cm high, on a finely carved fitted zitan stand Note: The finger citron (citrus medica) is a motif rarely found on rhinoceros horn carvings and more commonly appears in combination with other symbolic plants. See a cup shaped as a basket with gnarled branches of finger citron and fruiting lichee similarly extending from the interior on to the sides, Sotheby's New York rooms, 23rd April 1987, lot 278. There is a natural old crack of about 1cm to the rim in the material. Two leaves have very small losses. A small section of the base at the bottom has been reattached.
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